ditions for the successful holding of the Second Afro-Asian Conference, Fourthly, to express their gratitude and appreciation for the warm hospitality and the efficient arrangements made by the Government and people of the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria for the holding of this ministerial meeting. B. Approaches Toward African Unity THE FORMATION OF OCAM NOTE: An African grouping within the framework of the Organization of African Unity, the AfroMalagasy Common Organization (Organisation Commune Africaine et Malgache), established at Nouakchott, Mauritania, February 12, 1965, grew out of the UAMCE, the AfroMalagasy Union of Economic Cooperation formed in March 1964 at Dakar. The UAMCE, in turn, was an outgrowth of the UAM (Union Africaine et Malgache) which decided to form an economic union following the formation of the Organization of African Unity in 1963. The aim of the new organization was to reinforce cooperation and solidarity among the member states in order to accelerate development in the political, economic, social, technical and cultural fields. OCAM was committed to defend its members against external interference and subversion and to maintain close economic associations with France and the European Economic Community. The fourteen members of the UAMCE were Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Upper Volta, Niger, Senegal, Mauritania, Congo (Brazzaville), Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Chad, Madagascar, Togo and Rwanda. At the Conference at Nouakchott, February 10-12, Rwanda was not represented. Congo (Léopoldville) became a member of OCAM in May 1965, whereupon Mauritania resigned in protest in the following month. For a description of the evolution of OCAM, see "From UAM to OCAM," by Diakha Dieng, Secretary General of OCAM, in African Forum, Vol. I, No. 2, Fall, 1965 (New York, 1965), pp. 29-35, and "The Changing Ideas of Pan-Africanism," by Colin Legum, ibid., pp. 50-61, particularly pp. 57-59. THE ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY Document VIII-9 Resolution 2011 (XX), Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, October 11, 19651 Cooperation Between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity The General Assembly, Desiring to promote co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity, in accordance with the purposes and principles of the charters of the two organizations, 1. Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations to invite the Administrative Secretary-Gen 1 U.N. General Assembly Official Records, Twentieth Session, Supplement No. 14 (A/6014), p. 2. This resolution was adopted by acclamation. See also post, doc. VIII-12. On Nov. 15 an agreement was signed between the United Nations and the OAU providing for cooperation between the latter and the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa (text in U.N. doc. A/6174). eral of the Organization of African Unity to attend sessions of the General Assembly as an observer; 2. Invites the Secretary-General of the United Nations to explore, in consultation with the appropriate bodies of the Organization of African Unity, the means of promoting cooperation between the two organizations and to report to the General Assembly as appropriate. Document VIII-10 Message From the President of the United States (Johnson) to the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the OAU Meeting in Accra, October 21, 19652 Greetings of the United States to the Organization of African Unity I extend to the Organization of African Unity the greetings of the Government and the people of the United States of America. We in the United States share with you a common aspiration for the advancement of human dignity and freedom. Your organization provides one means for the peoples of Africa to realize their hopes and dreams. Your past work in the peaceful settlement of disputes has demonstrated to all the world the great benefits to be derived from cooperative action. Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965, vol. II, p. 1069. The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity met in its Second Session in Accra, Oct. 21-25, 1965. At this session the Assembly adopted resolutions on Apartheid and Racial Discrimination in the Republic of South Africa (post, doc. VIII-25), Southern Rhodesia (post, doc. VIII-38), the Report of the Liberation Committee (post, doc. VIII-14), the High Commission Territories (post, doc. VIII-31), the Problem of Subversion (post, doc. VIII-12), the Problem of Refugees in Africa (post, doc. VIII-11), and Cooperation between the OAU and the United Nations (post, doc. VIII-13). Other resolutions adopted included those on the Report of the Ad Hoc Commission for the Algerian-Moroccan Border Dispute, the Territories under Portuguese Administration, the Relationship between the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa and the OAU, and on various protocol, administrative, and housekeeping problems. I wish you success in your deliberations. It is our hope that they will strengthen the bonds among you and further advance the well-being of your member countries. Document Vш-11 Resolution Adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the OAU, Accra, October 24, 1965' The Problem of Refugees in Africa The Assembly of Heads of State and Government meeting in its Second Ordinary Session in Accra, Ghana, from 21 to 25 October 1965, Considering the gravity of the refugee situation in Africa' and the complex problems it causes for the countries of origin as well as for the host countries, Recalling the recommendations already adopted by the Assembly and the principles laid down in this respect by the Organization of African Unity, 1. Reaffirms its desire to give all possible assistance to refugees from any Member State on a humanitarian and fraternal basis; 2. Recalls that Member States have pledged themselves to prevent refugees living on their territories from carrying out by any means whatsoever any acts harmful to the interests of other states Members of the Organization of African Unity; 3. Requests all Member States never to allow the refugee question to become a source of dispute amongst them; 4. Notes with appreciation the assistance provided by the United Nations High Commissioner's Office to African Governments in their programmes of aid to refugees; 5. Requests the African States that are members of the Economic and Social Council to secure an increase in African representation on 3 OAU doc. AHG/Res. 26. 'See ante, doc. VIII-1. |