CM/Res. 422 (XXV)
RESOLUTION ON SANCTIONS AGAINST THE WHITE MINORITY REGIMES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Twenty- Fifth Ordinary Session in Kampala, Uganda, from 18 to 25 July 1975,
Having taken note of the report of the Administrative Secretary-General on the Application of Sanctions Against the white minority regimes in Southern Africa,
Determined to fight by every means possible the white minority regimes in Southern Africa until they are completely eliminated,
Considering the fact that the retrogressive Apartheid policy in South Africa and the existence of the illegal regime based on racial discrimination in Southern Rhodesia constitute a serious threat to peace in Africa and international security,
Conscious of the importance and the effectiveness of sanctions as a weapon if they are strictly and vigorously applied,
Deeply Concerned by the flagrant and repeated violations by certain countries and in particular Western countries and multinational corporations of sanctions imposed on the white racist minority regimes in Southern Africa as well as the political, economic and military support they give to these regimes;
Strongly convinced that the racist minority regimes in Southern Africa owe their survival to the decisive political, economic and military support of certain countries and multi-national companies,
REITERATES its strongest condemnation of the abominable and retrogressive Apartheid regime in Southern Africa and the rebel racist minority regime in Southern Rhodesia;
FURTHER RENEWS its pressing appeal to every peace and justice-loving country to condemn unreservedly these regimes, because of their base, inhuman and humiliating Apartheid policy of racial discrimination by agreeing to isolate
them completely and by strictly applying political, diplomatic, economic, commercial, military, cultural and other sanctions against them;
URGES the Western Powers, particularly the United States of America, Great Britain, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Switzerland and Japan to end immediately all cooperation with the regimes in Pretoria and Salisbury by respecting the various United Nations resolution on international sanctions;
INVITES all member States to take individual and collective action with the Western Powers and Japan in order to persuade them to stop immediately the massive support they continue to grant the racist minority regimes of Southern Africa;
EARNESTLY RECOMMENDS that member States take particularly strong measures against international companies which have business interest in South Africa and South Rhodesia as well as in the independent Africa thus compelling them to make a choice;
AUTHORISES the Administrative Secretary-General to continue his contracts with anti-apartheid Governments as well as with any group or association engaged in the struggle against racial discrimination wherever they may, so as to urge them to take effective action against the Governments and Companies of their countries which violate sanctions against the racist and minority regimes in Southern Africa.