CM/Res.828 (XXXVI)
RESOLUTION ON ANGOLA
The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Thirty-sixth Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 23 February to 1 March, 1981.
Having considered the report of the OAU Mission to the People’s Republic of Angola contained in Document CM/1092 (XXXVI),
Recalling the additional information communicated to the Council of Ministers of External Relations of the People’s Republic of Angola on the loss in human lives and material damage caused by the racist regime’s acts of aggression against the People’s Republic of Angola,
Considering the proposals made by the delegations to strengthen the recommendations contained in the said report and to make more concrete and objective the solidarity with the People’s Republic of Angola,
Convinced of the need to increase assistance to the People’s Republic of Angola which bears practically alone, the greater part of the consequences of Africa’s commitment to the total liberation of Namibia:
STRONGLY CONDEMNS racist South Africa for its continued acts of aggression against the People’s Republic of A ngola and for the utilization of mercenaries with a view to destabilizing this member State of the OAU;
MANDATES the African Group at the United Nations to take necessary steps for South Africa to compensate the People’s Republic of Angola for the damages caused by these acts of aggression, which amount to more than seven (7) billion American dollars;
REQUESTS the OAU Secretary-General to start, as soon as possible, consultations for organizing visit of a ministerial delegation of the OAU to the principal Western capitals in order to better highlight the racist acts of aggression against the People’s Republic of Angola, their pretexts and purpose, their effects on the country’s economy and development and the seriousness of this situation which threatens international peace and security;
RECOMMENDS the preparation of a white paper on the acts of aggression of the racist regime of South Africa against the People’s Republic of Angola, prepared by the latter with the material assistance and support of the OAU which will be responsible for the widest distribution of this white paper;
REQUESTS the OAU Secretary-General to inscribe this item on the agenda of the Thirty-seventh Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers and to submit a report on the implementation of this resolution.