AHG/Res. 66 (VIII) RESOLUTION ON THE CONTINUED AGGRESSION AGAINST U.A.R. The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Eighth Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 21-23 June 1971, Having heard the declaration of H.E. the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Head of the delegation of the United Arab Republic; Recalling its previous resolutions AHG/Res. 53 (V) of September 1968, AHG/Res. 57 (VI) September 1969 and AHG/Res. 62 (VII) September 1970, concerning the situation prevailing in the Middle East in general, and in the Untied Arab Republic in particular, calling for withdrawal of foreign troops from all Arab territories occupied since 5 June 1967 in accordance with the Security Council resolution 242 of 22 November 1967 and appealing to all member States of the OAU to use their influence to ensure a strict implementation of that resolution and support the present efforts of the United Nations Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary General. Mindful of the constructive efforts of the United Arab Republic aiming at the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, especially the positive position recently taken in response to Ambassador Jarring’s peace initiative of February 8, 1971. Seriously concerned that the present grave situation resulting from the continued Israeli occupation of the territories of three Arab States, one of them is a member in this Organization, constitutes a serious threat to the regional peace of Africa and to international peace and security. Determined that the territory of a state should not be the object of occupation or acquisition by another state resulting from threat or use of force, which is a basic principle enshrined in the U N Charter and reiterated in Security Council resolution 242, as well as the Declaration On the Strengthening of International Security 2734 (XXV) as adopted by the General Assembly on 16 December 1970: