AHG/Res. 104 (XIX)
RESOLUTION ON WESTERN SAHARA
The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African
Unity, meeting in its Nineteenth Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 6 to
12 June, 1983,
Having examined the Report of the Implementation Committee of Heads of State
on Western Sahara,
Recalling the solemn commitment made by His Majesty King Hassan II during
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the 18 Summit to accept the holding of a referendum in the Western Sahara to enable
the people of that territory to exercise their right to self-determination,
Recalling with appreciation, His Majesty King Hassan’s acceptance of the
Recommendation of the Sixth Session of the Ad-Hoc Committee of Heads of State on
Western Sahara contained in document AHG/103 (XVIII) B Annex I as well as his
pledge to co-operate with the Ad-Hoc Committee in the search for a just, peaceful and
lasting solution.
Reaffirming its previous Resolutions and Decisions on the Question of Western
Sahara, and in particular AHG/Res. 103 (XVIII) of 27 June, 1981:
1. TAKES NOTE of the Reports of the Implementation Committee of Heads of
State on Western Sahara;
2. URGES the parties to the conflict, the Kingdom of Morocco and the
POLISARIO Front, to undertake direct negotiations with a view to bringing
about a ceasefire to create the necessary condition for a peaceful and fair
referendum for self-determination of the people of Western Sahara, a
referendum without any administrative or military constraints, under the
auspices of the OAU and the UN and CALLS on the Implementation
Committee to ensure the observance of the ceasefire,
3. DIRECTS the Implementation Committee to meet as soon as possible, and in
collaboration with the parties to the conflict should continue to work out the