Non-aligned call for oil embargo

Press, 21 August 1976, Page 6

Non-aligned call for oil embargo

By GRANVILLE WATTS, < NZPA-Reuter correspondent i Colombo I The fifth non-aligned sum-li mit conference has ended in < Colombo with a call for an t oil embargo against France I and Israel for supplying arms to South Africa, and a i forward-looking economic < plan for developing nations, t The Prime Minister of Sri t Lanka (Mrs Bandaranaike) t approved the final political t and economic declaration of; the conference with a sharp;i rap of her chairman’s gavel. [I The gathering of represent tatives from more than half < the world’s population broke;, up for three years, meeting; again in Havana in 1979. i The part of the political, declaration which wielded; the most impact was that';

calling on members tomount an oil embargo, against France and Israel,! bearing in mind that the, non-aligned movement in I eludes the world’s major oil; exporting countries except! Iran. But on a number of! issues, including Korea, the! conference was forced to! take the unprecedented step; of adopting resolutions and; then recording reservations! expressed about them. I The hardline North Ko-1 !rean resolution on Korea! (finally won the day, but 15; [countries, including In-h (donesia, Singapore, Saudi, , [Arabia, Kenya, and Sri j, iLanka, did not fully support!' (it. ’ | i The text of the final dec-1 ‘laration was not immedi- , ! ately available