UNITED AS NATIONS

General Assembly Security Gouncil Distr. GENERAL

A/43/LLA s/L9464 29 January 1988 ENGLISH ORIGINAL: ARABIC,/FRENCH

GENERAL ASSEI4BLY SECURITY COUNCIL Forty-third session Forty-third year CO-OPERATION BETTiEEN THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE QUESTION OF PATESTINE THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST REPORT OF THE SPECIAL @MMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ISRAELI PRACTICES AFFECTING THE HUI.{AIiI RIGHTS OF THE POPUI"ATION OF THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

Letter dated 29 January 1988 from the Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations addressed to the Secretarv-General

On instructions from my Governnent, I have the honour to forward herewith the official final cornrnuniqu6 and resolution adopted at the emergency meeting of the Al-Quds conrmittee held in rfrane, Morocco, on 15 Jumada r A.H. 1408 (5 January 1988).

I should be grateful if you would arrange for the text of this Letter and the annex thereto to be distributed as a docunent of the General Assembly, under the items entitled trCo-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference", "Question of Palestine", trThe situation in the !4iddle East", and "Report of the Speciat Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories', and of the Security Council.

(siqned) Driss STAOUI Ambassador Permanent Representative

88-02109 3s84R (E)

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Al,INEX

Final, communiq\r6 and reconmendations adopted at the enerqencv meetinq of the al-euds Comnittae on 15 .rumada I a.g. I408l5 ganuary l9g8

In the wake of the massive national uprising currently sweeping Al-euds a1-Sharif (ilerusalen the holy) and the occupied t{est Bank and Gaza stripr which has spread to all the Palestinian Arab territories under occupation, and foltowing the escalation by the zionist enemy of its repression of the uprising, described by its media as the nost violent since L967, the Al-euds Comrnittee held an emergency neeting in the city of rfrane, Morocco, on 15 Jumada I, A.H. 1408 (5 January tggg) r at the invitation of, His Majesty King Hassan Ir of Morocco, the Chairnan of the Al-Quds Cornmittee, to consider all aspects of the savage means of repression being employed against the palestinian people.

The meeting was attended by Brother Mujahid yasser Arafat, chairman of the Executive Connittee of the Palestine Liberation organization, and by representatives of all the member states of the Committee with the exception of the fslamic Republic of Iran and the Syrian Arab Repubtic. The meeting was also attended by Mr. syed sharifuddin pirzada, Secretary-General of the Organization of the fslanic Conference (OIC).

His Majesty King Hassan II, the Chairman of the Al-euds Committee, opened the meeting with an address in which he stated that resistance was the acknowledged right of people whose dignity had been tranrpled. Following the events in Al-euds, the l{est Bank, the Gaza Strip and the other occupied terriiories, he could only express astonishment at seeing the United States, a super-porder and a friend, renounce the principles "which in the past it has fought to defend, and for which we have fought by its side."

I{is Majesty recalled the Arab Peace PIan, approved by the Arab Summit Conference at Fez. He expressed his apprehension that there night have been confusion between the issue of Al-Quds al-Sharif and the Arab-Israeli problem, which would delay the solution of the former. He suggested that the el-quds Committee, or the Foreign Ministers of oIC member States at their forthcoming meeting in Amman, should draft pract,ical guidelines on winning the slmpathie! of adherents of religions other than Islam, and rallying the rnaximun number of sympathizers for Muslims and the cause of Al"-euds.

His Majesty added that such action was essential, for "if we close ranks on the question of Al-Quds, we will compel the enerry to enter into a dialogue. If the enemy should refuse a dialogue, it would help to convince the world that it seeks neither a dialogue nor a peaceful solution, and is not ready for either.',

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His Majesty conrnended the efforts of the Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islarnic Conference in the service of the Organization and of the Al-Quds Committee. He asked the Chairman of the PIO Executive Committee to convey to the fighters outside the occupied territories and the resistance forces within them the word of AIIah the Almighty: 'Lord, fill our hearts vtith steadfastness. Make us firm of foot and help us against the unbelievers. By Allahrs WilI, they routed them. t'

!,1r. Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islanic Conference, expressed his thanks and appreciation to His Majesty King Hassan II for having called the inportant meeting at a time when the Palestinian cause and Al-euds al-Sharif were undergoing such difficulties. He expressed the grave concern of the Muslim world at the continuing vicious Zionist onslaught against the Palestinian people, the nurdering of unarrned childrenr women and elderly people in the occupied territories, the violation of hoLy places, and the firing at worshippers in mosques. His Excellency expressed his admiration for and pride in the outstanding heroism denpnstrated by the steadfast Palestinian people in the face of the occupation. The young Palestinians had been confronting the occupation forces, which were armea Lo the teeth with the rost sophisticated neaponry, with nothing more than the stones of their blessed land and their magnificent courager which had shaken the Zionist entity and sown panic in its ranks. Speaking nextl Mr. Yasser Arafat expressed his thanks to His Majesty King Hassan II for his fraternalr faithful and sincere stand towards the Palestinians at that critical juncture. He then reviewed the phases in the current upsurge of the palestinian people, stating that the upsurge would, with the help of God, continue unabated.

He informed the committee t,hat the Palestine Liberation organization had asked for a meeting of the Security Council to consider the attenPts by the Zionist entity to deport Palestinian citizens from their homeland, and called for international protection for the Palestinian peopl.e in the occupied territories.

The Conrnittee heard a message sent to His laajesty King Hassan II of Morocco, the Chairman of the AI-Quds Committee, by his brother, His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber AI-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait and Chairman of the Fifth Islamic Sunmit, in which His Highness hailed the meeting of the Al-Quds Conmittee and expressed appreciation to His Majesty King Hassan II for his initiative in convening it, thus revealing his awareness of the importance of united Islamic action to help the Palestinian people in the occupied Arab territories- The Committee also listened to statements by the heads of the delegations of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Senegal, in which they expressed pride in the steadfastness of the Palestinian peopLe in the occupied territories and their worthy resistance, which had culminated in the Present uprising. They also thanked His lrlajesty King tlassan II for his initiative in convening the neeting

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of the committee to consider the situation in the occupied parestinian territories' They emphasized the need to support patestinian resistance' the peopre in their their rejection of occupation and help thern to counter the designs of the zionist entity and its policies and practices ained at uprooting the palestine people from their land.

The Ar-Quds conmittee, following closely and with grave development concern the of the serious situation in the itty of Al-euds al-sharif and occupied Palestinian territories; the other f:_ palestinian - Salutes the Arab peopler €xpE€Sses pride in their uprising, and calls upon all orc member states to intensify their porttic"r support and naterial for the Arab Palestinian people inside their occupiea homerand so as to strengthen their capacity for steadfastness and for resistance to occupation, terrorist and racist practices;

?' .Feiteratgs its condemnation of rsrael's occupation of the palestinian and Arab territories, including Al-Quds, and considers occupation that the continuation of the constitutes a grave vioration of the human rights and fundamental freedons of the palestinian people;

3' strongflg@lg the inhuman zionist Arabpoput@iedPa1estinianterritories,asexenp1ifiedbypolicies and practices against the evictionsz expursions, deportations, killings, mass detentions, expropriations, and the violation and desecration of holy placei, and calls upon the international community to hord an investigation, under the auspices of the united Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross, with a view magnitude to deterrnining the of the heinous crimes comnritted by rsrael against the Arab people of Palestiner aDd bringing such crimes to an enal

carls upon all nember states of orc to use relations- 1' with their infruence and friendry the international comnunity and to r.r" .ii i.""""utv efforts and poritical and diplomatic contacts nirh stites, iit.iiiti;;.i-;;; organizations resionat to persuade them to bling pressure to bear tn"-zionist occupation authorities to comply with international treaties and conventions,"i in particular the 1949 Geneva convention relative to the Protection of civirian persons in Time of war, in the occupied Palestinian and Arab territories and respect international resolutions; the relevant Calls for - the setting uPr throughout the Muslim world of committees on solidarity with the Palestinian people, in order to provid"-..i.ti"r assistance and moral to the revolution until the Palestinian peopre can liberate their tand and determine their olrn destiny; 6' . calls upon the councils of Muslin Ambassadors in alr worrd capitals to nake urgent contacts with the Governments, political parties public organizations and and the information media in tneir counlries or and urge then to denounce to and decry zionist practlces and call for "."ilJiilaton,an end to them;

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give still more coverage to 7. calls upon all Islanic media institutions to in occupiea Palestine and write conmentaries on the news of the popuLar uprising true facts in the situation so as to enlighten Islanic public opinion about the occupied Palestinian territories; organizations and 8. Expresses its appreciation to.atl stales' international repressive measures pronptly' publicly comnunities which have condemned-ifiaelrs and them to continue and intensify their condemnation and officially, and urges to stop such measuresi bring pressure to bear on the Israeli occupation authorities community to do everything Possible to help 9. calls upon the international peace people regain their legitinate rights, and reiterates that the Palestinian rest of the Palestinian and stabirity cannot return to the city-as of Al-Quds, the East ,"gion a wtroie' until a just and comprehensive territories or the Middle prinary concern of the found to the probrem or patestine, which is the solution is Such a solution must Muslims and the key to the conflict in the Middle East' parestiiian peopLe to regain their inalienable national rights, enable the tt" right to return, to recover their incLuding title to their homeland uia to their own future without any outsitt" propertyr to determine its naturall:::tference' resources' and exercise unfettered sovereignty over their country and and sovereign state iii patestine with Al-Quds al-Sharif to establish an independent representative' the as its capital, under the leadership of their sole legitirnate Palestine Liberation Organization; on the convening of an international peace conference 10. calls for the early on an equal Middle East under United Nations auspiies, with the ParticiPation parties to the Arab-I-sraeli conflict' including the Palestine footing of all the security Council; Liberation orga;iz;;i;", and the five peinanent members of 25 Junada r A.H. l4o8 (5 January 1988) as a Day of 11. Desiqnates Friday, Friday sermon soridarffii;;-;'"'paiestinian uprising, and carrs for the rslanic tt.'t'tusliln world to be devoted to the on that day in all mosgues trrrougi"ut people' and for uprising and rhe agony, sufeerini and resistance "f :h:. "t1:::L:t prayers for the aeia lo be read that day in memory of the nartyrsi

L2.CallsuponlslamicGovernmenTt:'makeappropriatearrangementsforin kind campaign, collecting.one day's salary in cash or organizing a fund-raising people and their uprising; as an expression of solidarity ,oitn tn. Palestinian of the united 13. Decides to address telegrams to the secretary-General Council, and the heads of the netnber States Nations, the Chairman of the Seculity halt the Zionists' Security Councilr urging thei; immediate intervention to of the paiestinian population in the occupied Arab practices against the unarmed to inpose deterrent measures against the Israeli-entityr dnd territories, to take of the charter of the unit'ed sanctions against it in accordance with chapter vII Nations;

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t4' {uthorizes its members to contact the secretary-Generar Nations and the permanent of the united menbers of the security councii rn order of developments in the situation in the palestinian to apprise them urse them to work ieiritories, and to for the implementation """upiJot securit-;;;;i ,I""r".ion including the compulsory intlrnational. prot."iion parestinian 605 (1987), occupationS of citizens under

15' Expressgs its deep apprecialion and gratitude King Hassan rr' to His Majesty thE ctrairnran oi-tt. Al-euds coiiittee, roi ni" and his invitation to hold an emergency neeting "o*.ndable efforrs concern for Al-Quds of the comrnittee, which refrect his al-sharif and irr in. otn"i occupied Arab territories, importance that'he attaches to the resistance-or the and defence of their tn.i, population and the support inalienabl" ;.ii;;Ii-rirr.", and his continued restore Arab rsramic sovereignty over Al-eudi efforrs ro comnittee al-sharif. The menbers of the also express their-apireciation and thanks warm welcome and generous to the uoroccan people for the hospiiality extendea io then; 15' RgqueFts - the general secretariat of the organization conference to circulate this conrnunigut-i" of the rslanic "it-r"ro"r states of the organization.

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