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ta J .* we ae oe eee a ie Dra eeras SR en EET LORE ITE "A resolution was passed at this conference condemiing racism in the United States. Sincerelv. “PRESS RELEASE “Te following is a copy of the statement that wu: prepared by Malcolm X on behalf of the Organization of Afro-American Unity and the 22 million Afro-Americans; and was delivered by him to the conference which opened in Cairo, Egypt on July 17, 1964, “Meir EXCELLENCIES FIRST ORDINARY ASSEMBLY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENTS ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY CAIRO, U.A.R. "YOUR EXCELLENCIES: "Me Organization of Afro-American Unity has sent me to attend this historic African Summit Conference as an observer to represent the interests of twenty-two million African-Americans whose human eights ere being violated daily by the racism of American imperialists. "The Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) has been formed by a cross section of America's African - American community, and is patterned after the letter and spirit of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). "Just as the Organization of American Unity has called upon all African leaders to submerge their differences and unite on common ebjectives for the common good of all Africans~--in America the Organization of Afro-American Unity has called upon Afro-American leaders to submerge their -- differences and find areas of agreement wherein we can work in unity for the good of the entire twenty-two million African-Americans. eo ate a