Article XXXI

The Council of Ministers shall decide on the privileges and immunities to be accorded to the personnel of the Secretariat in the respective territories of the Member States.

CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP

Article XXXII

Any State which desires to renounce its membership shall forward a written notification to the Administrative Secretary-General. At the end of one year from the date of such notification, if not withdrawn, the Charter shall cease to apply with respect to the renouncing State, which shall thereby cease to belong to the Organization.

AMENDMENT OF THE CHARTER

Article XXXIII

This Charter may be amended or revised if any Member State makes a written request to the Administrative Secretary-General to that effect; provided, however, that the proposed amendment is not submitted to the Assembly for consideration until all the Member States have been duly notified of it and a period of one year has elapsed. Such an amendment shall not be effective unless approved by at least two thirds of all the Member States.

In faith whereof, We, the Heads of African State and Government, have signed this Charter.

DONE in the City of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this 25th day of May, 1963.

"THEIR DESIRE TO CONTINUE CLOSER COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION IN FIELDS OF MUTUAL INTEREST": Joint Communiqué Issued at Washington by the President of the United States (Kennedy) and the Emperor of Ethiopia (Haile Selassie I), October 2, 1963 1

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During the course of the State Visit of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, October 1 and 2, 1963, the Emperor

1 White House press release dated Oct. 2, 1963 (text as printed in the Department of State Bulletin, Oct. 28, 1963, p. 675). Emperor Haile Selassie I was in the United States on a state visit, Sept. 30-Oct. 7, 1963, spending Oct. 1-3

and President John F. Kennedy discussed important aspects of world peace and economic progress, as well as African problems and aspirations in these vital areas. The two leaders expressed their satisfaction at the friendship which has for so long existed between Ethiopia and the United States, and reaffirmed their desire to continue closer cooperation and collaboration in fields of mutual interest.

Against the backdrop of the emergence of 28 new nations in Africa since the visit of the Emperor to the United States in 1954, the two leaders discussed current problems of the Continent. They reiterated their belief in the right of the still dependent territories to freedom and independence, and expressed the fervent hope that the final steps in the transition to freedom in Africa can be taken and implemented within the framework provided by the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity.

Noting the historical dedication of the Emperor to the principle of collective security, the President expressed particular appreciation of the significant contribution of Ethiopia to the establishment of unity and peace in the Congo. The Emperor and the President reaffirmed their faith in the United Nations, and deplored any action which would tend to weaken the Organization or the principles embodied in the Charter. The Emperor and the President also endorsed the principle of the Charter of the Organization of African Unity which called for "respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of each state and for its inalienable right to independent existence."

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The President assured the Emperor of the continuance of the interest of the United States in Ethiopia's economic development and security. In separate discussions, officials of the two governments discussed various aspects of Ethiopia's Five Year Plan and considered possible methods of financing the accomplishments of its programs. The United States agreed to examine Ethiopian requests for United States assistance for economic development projects and to give careful consideration to assistance in the financing of agreed projects by means of long-term loans.

The Emperor extended an invitation to the President to visit Ethiopia. The President indicated his appreciation and expressed his desire to arrange such a visit as soon as his schedule permitted.

in Washington conferring with President Kennedy, Secretary of State Rusk and other officials. The communiqué was issued at the conclusion of talks with President Kennedy, Oct. 1 and 2.

2 Ante, doc. VIII-8.

MOROCCO

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MOROCCAN-UNITED STATES EXCHANGE OF VIEWS "ON A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS OF MUTUAL INTEREST": Joint Communiqué Issued at Washington by the President of the United States (Kennedy) and the King of Morocco (Hassan II), March 29, 1963 3

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His Majesty Hassan II, King of Morocco, has concluded today a state visit to Washington, during which he was the guest of President Kennedy.

During their stay in the capital, the King and his ministers met with the President and high-ranking officials of the United States Government and exchanged views on a wide range of subjects of mutual interest.

King Hassan II, as head of state of an important African country, made known his viewpoint on the aspects of the international situation and economic development problems which are of interest to Morocco as well as to other African countries. He expressed his country's particular interest in the United States objectives in the cause of peace and liberty and in the increased importance which the Government of the United States attaches to Africa. The President outlined the United States views on the questions which divide the East and the West; furthermore, he expressed his country's desire to reach an agreement on disarmament and its concern arising from the dangers which threaten the peace and freedom of the independent nations of the two hemispheres. The President expressed his sincere interest in Africa and, in particular, in the establishment of close relations between the states of North Africa.

The President reaffirmed the agreement reached at Casablanca between President Eisenhower and His Majesty King Mohammed V on December 22, 1959, by which it was agreed that the United States forces would be withdrawn from Morocco before the end of 1963; he confirmed that the planned evacuation would take place as had been provided and the two heads of state took note of the progress already made in this direction. The President also confirmed the desire previously expressed by President Eisenhower to help the Moroccan Government, to every possible extent, to use these bases constructively.

It was agreed that the various means by which the United States could continue to contribute in the most effective manner to the economic development of Morocco, within the framework of United States foreign policy and of the long friendship as well as the tradi

'White House press release dated Mar. 29, 1963 (text as printed in the Department of State Bulletin, Apr. 22, 1963, p. 601). King Hassan II made a state visit to the United States, Mar. 26-Apr. 5, 1963, and met with President Kennedy and other U.S. officials in Washington, Mar. 27-29.

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See American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1959, pp. 1107-1108.

tional cooperation which unite these two countries, would be considered through diplomatic channels.

His Majesty expressed the hope that the President and Mrs. Kennedy could visit Morocco in the near future and the President expressed his desire to accept this cordial invitation at an early opportunity.

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UNITED STATES VIEWS ON THE ALGERIA-MOROCCO CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT: Statement Read to Correspondents by the Director of the Office of News (Phillips), Department of State, November 1, 1963 5

The Department welcomes with hope and satisfaction the agreement reached by Africans within an African framework announced at the Bamako conference. We view it as an encouraging first step which we hope will lead to a peaceful settlement of the dispute. We think it represents a significant effort on the part of both participants to restore peace to Northern Africa and feel that a high degree of statesmanship was shown by Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, and President Modibo Keita of Mali as well, in bringing the disputants together. All who have been working and hoping for a peaceful solution of the dispute will be watching to see if the cease-fire goes into effect at 7:00 p.m. eastern standard time, as scheduled.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF RESOLVING THE ALGERIAMOROCCO BORDER DISPUTE "WITHIN AN AFRICAN FRAMEWORK": Reply Made by the Secretary of State (Rusk) to a Question Asked at a News Conference, November 8, 19636

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The recent Algerian-Moroccan affair has underlined to us the importance of other countries, other powers, staying out of it. These two great Arab people, two Maghrebian people, ought to be able to resolve their problems between themselves and within an African framework.

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The Department of State Bulletin, Nov. 18, 1963, p. 787. Armed fighting had broken out between the forces of the two countries early in October and developed by Oct. 14 into full-scale fighting in the area of two frontier villages. Through the efforts of members of the OAU, King Hassan II of Morocco and President Ahmed Ben Bella of Algeria were brought together at Bamako, Mali, where they signed a cease-fire agreement on Oct. 30 to become effective at midnight on Nov. 1. Apart from several later incidents the agreement proved effective. It established a neutralized zone and called for a special meeting of the Council of Ministers of the OAU. At this meeting in Addis Ababa, Nov. 15-18, 1963, an arbitration committee (consisting of members from Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tanganyika) was set up to inquire into the conflict and its origins.

Department of State press release No. 572 (text as printed in the Department of State Bulletin, Nov. 25, 1963, p. 817).

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Now, any intrusion from the outside simply makes that more difficult and raises the possibility that still others might then come in and create a type of confrontation there which would be in the adverse interest of both peoples concerned.

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I don't, myself, necessarily connect the Cuban ship with the particular incident that arose at the borders, because the timing of the departure of these supplies from Cuba apparently was such that it preceded the actual outburst of the fighting. It might have been related to other problems there of some other sort.

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But I think it is very important that others keep out of that situation, so that these two countries can settle this affair between themselves and within the framework of the OAU [Organization of African Unity] arrangements that are now in progress. As you know, the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OAU will be meeting on this matter. The Emperor of Ethiopia and the President of Mali have played a very constructive role in it, and we hope very much that these two neighbors can get together and work out this situation.

SOMALIA

[See doc. VIII-2.]

C. Developments Affecting the Situation in the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)

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INQUIRY INTO THE SEIZURE OF JADOTVILLE BY THE U.N. FORCE IN THE CONGO ON JANUARY 3, 1963: Special Report From the U.N. Under-Secretary for Special Political Affairs (Bunche) to the U.N. Secretary-General (Thant), January 10, 1963 1

Part A

The Assignment and the Problem

1. On 3 January 1963, a United Nations spokesman announced that you had asked me to go to the Congo "for the purpose of consultation with the Officer-in

* Reference is to a Cuban ship alleged to have unloaded arms in Algeria. The question had addressed itself to reports of shipments of Soviet arms reaching Algeria by way of Egypt and Cuba and whether this resulted from the initiative of Egypt and Cuba or the Soviet Union.

'See ante, doc. VIII-8.

1U.N. doc. S/5053/Add. 14/Annex XXXIV. For the text of the U.N. statement on the seizure of Jadotville, see American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1962, pp. 918-919.