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Date: 30 May, 1964

The leader of the Basutoland National Party, Chief Leabua Jonathan, indicated that Basutoland ( Lesotho) was so economically dependent on South Africa that the imposition of economic sanctions was not feasible. This stemmed from a United Nations call that all neighbouring countries had to isolate South Africa and that the arms embargo against the country should be imposed by all. Being completely surrounded by South Africa and Basutoland's foreign imports fully dependent on SA, Chief Jonathan felt it was virtually impossible to do away with SA, as Lesotho needed SA more than SA needed his country.

Source:

South African History Online

http://mzansiafrika.typepad.com/mzansi_afrika/2005/12/lesothosa_relat.html

http://lesotho.blogspot.com/2004/01/lesotho-south-africa-relations.html