CM/RES 503 (XXVII)
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RESOLUTION ON THE SECOND ALL-AFRICA TRADE FAIR
The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity meeting in its Twenty- Seventh Ordinary Session at Port Louis, Mauritius, from 24 June to 3rd July, 1976.
Recalling its resolution CM/Res. 443(XXV) and cm/Res. 468 (XXVI);
Having considered the Progress Report on the Second All-Africa Trade Fair containing the Report of the Organizing Committee of Ten, Algiers, 19 – 24 April 1976, (document CM/773 (XXVII);
EXPRESSES its satisfaction with the work achieved by the Organizing Committee of Ten, and the OAU General Secretariat;
CONGRATULATES the Government of the Popular Democratic Republic of Algeria for their arrangements and preparations to make this African event of the Second All-Africa Trade Fair a great triumph which reflects African solidarity;
DECIDES to endorse all the recommendations of the organizing Committee of Ten as contained in document CM/773 (XXVIII), and request the Advisory Committee on budgetary and Financial Matters to take necessary action;
APPEALS to Member States who have not yet done so to express their readiness as soon as possible to participate in the Fair;
Requests the Administrative Secretary-General of the OAU to continue his efforts to facilitate by all means the work of the Organizing Committee of Ten;
Mandates this Committee as well as the OAU General Secretariat to assume all responsibilities and supervision of all activities regarding all aspects of erecting the OAU pavillion, with a view to this pavillion appearing in the best possible shape.