AHG/Res. 25 (II) SOUTHERN RHODESIA The Assembly of Heads of State and government meeting in its Second Ordinary Session in Accra, Ghana, from 21 to 25 October 1965, Deeply concerned at the gravity of the situation in Southern Rhodesia, Considering that the situation constitutes a serious threat to world peace, Noting: a) The statement of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland that it will regard any Unilateral Declaration of Independence by the European minority in Southern Rhodesia as illegal and amounting to an act of rebellion and treason punishable solely by the imposition of economic sanctions and non-recognition, b) The recent United Nations resolution passed with an overwhelming majority calling on the United Kingdom Government to take all possible steps to prevent a Unilateral Declaration of Independence and pledging support for any future measures that the United Nations might decide upon in this matter, 1. Deplores the refusal of the United Kingdom Government to meet with firmness and resolution the threat of a Unilateral Declaration of Independence by a European minority Government; 2. Deplores the refusal of the United Kingdom Government to state categorically that it will not grant independence to Rhodesia except on the basis of a majority government; 3. Calls upon the United Nations to regard any such Unilateral Declaration of Independence as constituting a threat to international peace, and to take any steps that such a situation requires in accordance with the Charter and to help to establish a majority government in southern Rhodesia;