CM/Res. 75 (VI)
RESOLUTION ON SOUTHERN RHODESIA
The Council of Ministers of Ministers meeting in its Sixth Ordinary Session at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 28 February to 6 March 1966,
Having reviewed the grave situation in Southern Rhodesia resulting from the illegal seizure of power by the white, racist settler minority in that country,
Having examined the report of the committee of Five,
Noting that economic sanctions have not been sufficiently applied to overthrow the illegal minority regime in Southern Rhodesia and thereby accelerate the establishment of majority rule,
Recalling resolution AHG/Res.25/Rev.1 of 22 October 1965 adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the OAU at its Second Ordinary Session in Accra, and the resolution of the United Nations Security Council dated 20 November 1 965,
Considering that the situation in Southern Rhodesia constitutes a threat to international peace and security,
RENEWS THE APPEAL to all Member States of the United Nations and all peace loving nations of the world not to recognize the racist minori ty regime in Rhodesia;
CALLS UPON the Government of the United Kingdom to apply such effective measures, including the use of force, that would bring about the immediate downfall of the Ian Smith regime;
DECIDES to establish a “Committee of Solidarity fo r Zambia’ composed of five members whose task shall be to seek appropriate measures of technical and economic assistance by Member States to Zambia;
RECOMMENDS to the OAU and interested governments not to recognize any party and instead to give aid only to such groups of Zimbabwe, fighters who are
actively engaged within Rhodesia in the fight to liberate their country from the colonialist and racist yoke;
CALLS UPON all Member States of the United Nations, who have so far not taken any action, to implement the United Nations Security Council resolution of
20 November 1965, to intensify their efforts for the adoption of other more effective measures, including the release of all Zimbabwe leaders from the Nazi - type concentration camps;
DECIDES to recommend to all African delegations to the United Nations to assist the Ministers of Algeria, Senegal and Zambia in their efforts to bear upon the Security Council to examine the situation in Southern Rhodesia under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter;
EXPRESSES its appreciation to the Committee of Five and the Experts for their remarkable efforts.