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United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim stated that he " strongly deplored " the establishment of " another so-called independent tribal homeland in pursuance of the discredited policies of apartheid ," and in resolution A / RES / 32 / 105N, passed on 14 December 1977, the United Nations General Assembly linked Bophuthatswana's " so-called ' independence '" to South Africa's " stubborn pursuit " of its policies, and called upon all governments to " deny any form of recognition to the so-called ' independent ' bantustans.

" During a parliamentary debate in Britain on 6 December 1977, Foreign Secretary David Owen replied in the negative when asked " whether Her Majesty's Government intend to recognise travel documents issued by the authorities of [...] Bophuthatswana for the purpose of admitting visitors to the United Kingdom.