It is not a question either of a unit at the top which would emerge charter drawn

up in a few days, but of a unit at the base after having met all the conditions for
its realization and released all its foundations. Thus conceived, the unit
responding to a specific economic imperative, can only be part of a development
plan aimed at consolidating independence from the imperialist bloc and achieving a
broad economic, social and political democracy. . At the level of imperatives,
unity is necessary to: - eliminate the dangers of inter-Maghreb competition and
therefore eliminate the risks of the development of selfish interests by the very
fact of this competition. eliminate duplication and waste. ensure the best yields
by locating the most profitable industrial centers and by the most rational use of
energy resources and raw materials.