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ARAB REPUBLIC of EGYPT Quadrumvirate: Yom Kippur War (1973) Chaired by Gayatri Pillai ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT Quadrumvirate: Yom Kippur War (1973) Chaired by Gayatri Pillai Session XXIII Arab Republic of Egypt Quadrumvirate: Yom Kippur War of 1973 Topic A: Allocating Resources, Improving Internal Stability, and Developing Strategic Maneuvers Topic B: Negotiating Peace Committee Overview relations with the Soviet Union, the United States and more. We will utilize After the Six-Day War, Israel seized communiques to talk to the Syrian Arab our rightful claim to the Sinai Peninsula, a Republic, State of Israel, and the United region that was ours since the First Dynasty States. in 3100 BC. It has now been 6 years and we The current state of our economy has have a chance to reclaim this land as we set an uneasy foundation for smooth begin our invasion into Israel. Yet, we success. However, I am confident that with should not underestimate the strength of the our collective network and our agile minds Israeli forces and their powerful allies. As a we will be able to bring Egypt to a state of committee we must remain resilient, greater prosperity. coordinate with our allies, allocate resources As commanders, captains, engineers, and take back what is rightfully ours! and diplomats, you all will be challenged It is the eve of October 6th, 1973 and with critical situations. Come prepared for I, Sadat Anwar, have requested your fast debate and creative ideas. I look forward presence to contribute to Egypt’s success in to a strong group and personal directives regaining lost territory and establishing that bring peace to Egypt and our neighbors. peace in the region. Each of you has demonstrated experience from past wars including World War II, the Arab-Israeli Parliamentary Procedure War, the Suez Crisis, the Six-Day War, and Parliamentary procedure for the War of Attrition. I urge you to draw specialized committees will be more relaxed upon your skills to develop compelling with a focus on more moderated caucuses. strategies to overtake the Israeli forces. Delegates will represent influential My vision for success comes from our individuals during the Yom Kippur War of ability to efficiently use our resources, 1973 with all portfolio powers that come anticipate our opponent’s moves, build with it. For more information on JHUMUNC strong relationships with allies, and fight parliamentary procedure please note the last confidently with minimal casualties. We are few pages of the Conference guide or a strong force to be reckoned with, but we consult “Model UN Resources” under the must not underestimate the Israeli military “Resources” tab on our website, and their support from others who support www.jhumunc.org. their cause. Many of us have developed Arab Republic of Egypt 1 Delegate Biographies: Mohmoud Fawzi of 1967, and other battles to defend Egyptian Prime Minister soil. He applied his tactical skill during the Fawzi stood as an influential diplomat of attack on the Suez Canal and is known to be a the new republic after the revolution in 1952 that strong strategist.3 ousted King Farouk I. He served alongside President Anwar el-Sadat during the Yom Saad El Shazly Kippur War. Fawzi served as the foreign Chief of Staff minister under President Gamal abdel Nasser. Shazly was a skillful officer who He has a degree in criminal law from the implemented strategic maneuvers to University of Rome and has developed strong counterattack the Israeli forces on the Suez diplomatic skills from his experience as the Canal. Despite his success in out maneuvering ambassador to the United Kingdom, the Israeli forces, he often had disagreements representative to the United Nations, and a with Sadat over military strategies.4 consul general in Jerusalem.1 Abdel Ghani el-Gammasy Ashraf Marwan Chief of Operations of the Ground Forces Diplomat El-Gammasay joined the Egyptian Military Marwan served in the Presidential Office Academy after high school and continued his under President Gamal Abdel Nassar. He service in the infantry in 1941. During the Yom married Nassar’s daughter Mona, which Kippur War he served as a commander of the prompted el-Sadat to keep Marwan after ground forces and participated in Nassar’s death as a demonstration that the disengagement talks that allowed the Israeli support of the Nassar family was close. Marwan forces to withdrawal to the east of the Suez developed strong relations with the Saudi and Canal and the Sinai Peninsula.5 Libyan leadership. Prior to the Yom Kippur War he provided Israel with information about Egypt’s intentions to take the Sinai Peninsula.2 Ahmed Ismail Ali Commander in Chief Ali graduated from Egypt’s Royal Military Academy in 1938 and has since established tremendous experience serving in numerous wars including World War II, Arab-Israeli War 1948, Tripartite Aggression of 1956, Six-Day War 1 Encyclopedia Britannica. (2019). Anwar Sadat on international https://archive.is/20130110164550/http://wwwa.britannica.co affairs. [online] Available at: m/eb/article-9390986 [Accessed 22 Sep. 2019]. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Anwar-Sadat-on- 4 Shazly, Lieutenant General Saad el (2003). The Crossing of the international-affairs-1960770 [Accessed 22 Sep. 2019]. Suez, Revised Edition (Revised ed.). American Mideast Research. 2 Bar-Joseph, Uri (2017). The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved 5 Kandil, Hazem (2012), Soldiers, Spies and Statesmen: Egypt's Road Israel. New York: HarperCollins. pp. 227–232. to Revolt, Verso Books, p. 86-92. 3 archive.is. (2019). Ahmad Isma'il (Egyptian defense minister) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia [online] Available at: Arab Republic of Egypt 2 Hosni Mubarak Saad Mamoun Commander of the Air Force Commander of the Egyptian Second Army Mubarak received his bachelor’s degree in Mamoun received a master’s in military aviation sciences after joining the Air Force science from the College of Higher War. He led Academy. During the Yom Kippur war he the largest field army during the Yom Kippur served as the Egyptian Deputy Minister of War and successfully seized the bridges east of Defense as well as the Air Force Commandeer. the Suez Canal. He served in other wars His pilots had a strong hit accuracy of 90% which including the war in Yemen and was one of allowed the Egyptian Air Force to dominate the Sadat’s closest supports.9 Israeli Air Force.6 Fouad Mohamed Abou Zikry Ismail Fahmy Commander in Chief of the Egyptian Navy Foreign Minister Zikry served for the Egyptian Navy from Fahmy acquired a degree in political 1944 to 1977. He holds the rank of Admiral and science from Cairo University. He served as a helped military planners develop strategies to diplomat to the United Nations, the overtake the Sinai Peninsula. During the Yom International Atomic Energy Agency, and an Kippur War he also served as the Deputy ambassador to Austria and France. Sadat Minister of Defense.10 appointed him as foreign minister to maintain communication with the Soviet Union and the Ibrahim El-Orabi US.7 Commander of the 21st Armored Division Orabi received his Bachelor of Military Mohammed Aly Fahmy Science from the Egyptian Military Academy Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense and his PhD in Military Science from Nasser Command Military Academy. He led the 21st Armored Fahmy studied Air Defense in the Soviet Division that served during the conquest for the Union and received his PhD in Air Defense Sinai Peninsula. He had an active role during the strategy. Bringing his knowledge from the revolution of 1953 and was arrested for Soviet Union to Egypt, he sought to separate the opposing the Revolutionary Command Air Defense from the Armed Forces and Council.11 reorganized it with brigades, divisions, and an academy. He served in World War II, Arab- Abdul Munim Wassel Israeli War, Suez Crisis, Six-Day War, and the Commander of the Third Army War of Attrition. He organized the Air Defense Wassel worked closely with Mamoun to Command and resigned as Chief of Staff of the coordinate a strong attack for the Sinai Armed Forces due to rivalry with Mubarak.8 Peninsula. He strategically used tanks and coordinated with brigades and divisions to conquer the Sinai lands.12 6 Defencejournal.com. (2019). Opinion. [online] Available at: 10 El-Shazly, N. (1998). The Gulf tanker war. New York: St. Martin's http://www.defencejournal.com/2002/nov/4th-round.htm 11 Egypt News. 2019. Maspero.eg. Retrieved 25 October 2019, from [Accessed 22 Sep. 2019]. https://www.maspero.eg/wps/portal/home/egynews?params 7 Goldschmidt Jr., Arthur. (1999) Biographical Dictionary of Modern =87364 Egypt, Boulder, CO: L. Reinner, 51. 12 Web.archive.org. (2019). Wayback Machine. [online] Available at: 8 Aly Fahmy, Mohammed. "Biography of Mohammed Aly https://web.archive.org/web/20090116071541 [Accessed 22 Sep. Fahmy". Mmc.gov.eg. 2019]. 9 Defencejournal.com. (2019). Opinion. [online] Available at: http://www.defencejournal.com/2002/nov/4th-round.htm [Accessed 22 Sep. 2019]. Arab Republic of Egypt 3 Helmy Afify Abd el-Bar Hafiz Ismail Chief of Operations and Staff of the Air Defense National Security Adviser Forces Ismail served as a liaison to Great Britain, El-Bar acquired a degree in Air Defense France, and Italy. He helped Sadat negotiate from the Soviet Union. He later received his PhD with the US and Israel without intervention by from the Govorov Air Defense College in 1970 the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He with a thesis that focused on implementing later served as the ambassador to the Soviet adequate Air Defense for artillery in open Union. He developed a relationship with Henry deserts. He served as Sadat’s assistant and Kissinger, President Nixon’s National Security coordinated with the Engineering Corps to Advisor.16 develop military strategies.13 Mahmoud Riad Kamal Hassan Ali Secretary General of the Arab League Engineer in Chief Riad had served as Minister of Foreign Ali began his education studying to be a Affairs prior to Ismail Fahmy.
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