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This document contains a series of resolutions (CM/Res.149 to CM/Res.174) adopted by the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) during its eleventh ordinary session held in Algiers, Algeria, from September 4 to 12, 1968. The resolutions address a wide range of political, humanitarian, and economic issues, including the status of refugees, the liberation of territories under Portuguese and South African domination, the decolonization of the Comoros, and the promotion of intra-African economic integration and cultural cooperation.

• The OAU Council of Ministers requested member states to provide observations on the draft OAU Convention governing the specific aspects of refugee problems in Africa by December 15, 1968, and urged states that had not yet done so to apply the 1951 UN Convention and the 1967 Protocol to refugees.
• The Council strongly condemned the South African regime for imposing apartheid on the inhabitants of Namibia and for refusing to end its mandate over the territory, calling on the UN Security Council to apply Chapter VII of the UN Charter to force the transfer of administration to the UN.
• The OAU condemned Portugal for committing 'heinous crimes against humanity,' including the use of napalm and toxic gas against African peoples fighting for independence, and called for mandatory sanctions against Portugal under Chapter VII of the UN Charter.
• Regarding Rhodesia, the Council reaffirmed the right of the Zimbabwean people to freedom and independence based on majority rule, condemned the 'systematic campaign of terror, genocide and political assassination' by the minority regime, and criticized the United Kingdom for failing to use force to restore legality.
• The Council urged the French government to allow the people of the Comoros to exercise their right to self-determination and independence, and requested the UN Decolonization Commission to list the Comoros as a non-self-governing territory.
• To improve intra-African trade and economic integration, the Council recommended expanding regional groupings, establishing bilateral agreements to complement multilateral ones, and creating an OAU expert committee of the twelve African members of the UNCTAD Council to implement the Algiers Charter.

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