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APPEAL TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE
UNITED NATIONS
Mister Secretary General,
In the course of April,
you will report to the Security Council on
the progress made in the Western Sahara
dossier.
It is regarding the
respect for the fundamental rights to
self-determination of the Saharawi people
that we address this appeal to you.
Mister Secretary General,
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The question of Western
Sahara is one of decolonization, in terms of
the UN Charter and of Resolution 1514(XV)
and 1541(XV) of the General Assembly of the
United Nations of 20 December 1960. It is
therefore the direct responsibility of the
UN.
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The UN, through
Resolutions of the General Assembly and the
Security Council, has repeatedly reaffirmed
the right to self-determination of the
Saharawi people and has developed various
plans in settlement of the conflict, namely:
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The UN’s Settlement Plan
approved by the Security Council through
Resolution 658 of 27 June 1990 and 690 of 29
April 1991.
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The Houston Agreements
signed in September 1997 by both conflict
parties.
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The Peace Plan for
Self-Determination of the People of Western
Sahara elaborated by Mister James Baker III,
on demand of the Security Council and
approved by the Council through Resolution
1495 of 31 July 2003.
These documents clearly
explain that the settlement of the Western
Sahara question cannot be achieved but
through a fair and just referendum on
self-determination, in which the Saharawi
people can express, without any restraint,
their choice on their future.
Whatever the
international situation may be, and however
strong the pressure exercised by Morocco and
its allies, the right of the Saharawi people
to be consulted on their future remains the
only fundamental rule which cannot be
infringed nor by the occupying force, nor by
the international community.
Morocco’s attempt to
present a project of a “plan for autonomy”
is a manoeuvre, as it is nothing more and
nothing less than an illegal, unacceptable
diplomatic step, which torpedoes the
Saharawi’s right of choice, in addition to
being incompatible with international law.
Once more, it concerns an illegal act of
Morocco with a view to evade the inalienable
right of the Saharawi people to exercise its
right to self-determination.
Mister Secretary General,
We ask the UN, and in
particular the Security Council, to urgently
put everything into effect for
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The completion of the
process of decolonization of Western Sahara
within the shortest possible timeframe,
through the organisation of a referendum on
self-determination
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The protection of the
Saharawi population in the territories
occupied by Morocco.
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