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Title Items-in-Middle East - country files - Israel
Date Created 17107/1973
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PERMANENT 80O SECOND AVENUE REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK. N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNITED NATIONS OXFORD 7-5500
8 November 1973
Excellency,
On instructions of my Government, I have the honour to draw your attention to the. following violations of the cease-fire by Syria on 7 November 1973:
At 1100 hours local time Syrian forces opened small- arms fire in the area'of Mazra'at Beit Jan.
At 1330 hours local time Syrian forces opened artillery and small-arms fire in the same area.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
Yosef Tekoah Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations
His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim The Secretary-General
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PERMANENT 800 SECOND AVENUE REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK. N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNITED NATIONS OXFORD 7-5500.
8 November 1973
Excellency,
On instructions of my Government, I have the honour to refer to the letter addressed to you on 3 November 1973 (A/9283 - S/11077) by the Permanent Representative of Egypt and to state the following:
The letter of the Permanent Representative of Egypt falsely attributes certain statements to Col. Nahman Karni, and then purports to "disprove" its own fabrications.
In accordance with its usual practice, Egypt tries, by means of deliberate falsifications, to divert attention from its daily violations of the cease-fire and from its attempts to improve its lines and find openings in the ring encircling its Third Army. Israel has been regularly submitting protests against all such violations.
What Col. Karni in fact said in his statement of 3 November,, is set out in my letters to you of the same date (A/9279 - S/11073; A/9282 - S/11076).
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None of the statements which the Egyptian military spokesman attrib~utes to Col. Karni were made by him. They are all blatant lies. For example, no "heavy fighting" took place in "the sector of the Egyptian Third Army". The Egyptians did not succeed "in establishing a bridgehead". in fact, the bridge they did throw across the Canal was destroyed immediately. It is equally a lie that the Third Army had advanced and fortified its positions. The same applies to all the other statements falsely attributed to Col. Karni in the letter under reply.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
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PER MANE NT 800 SECOND AVENUE REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK. N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNITED NATIONS OXFORD 7-550b
8 November 1973
Excellency,
on instructions of my Government and further to my letter to you of 6 November 1973 (A/9289 - S/11082), regarding Egyptian violationsi of the cease-fire, I have the honour to draw your attention to the fact that such further violations have taken place also on 7 November 1973:
At 1200 hours local time Egyptian forces opened fire and attempted to cross the cease-fire line west of the town of Suez.
.At 1400 hours local time Egyptian forces opened fire northwest of the town of Suez.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
Yosef Tekoah Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations *1 His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim The Secretary-General 0j,- X,c- cc~~t PER MANE NT 80O SECOND AVENUE REPREhSENTATIVE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK, N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNITED NATIONSOXRD750
8 November 1973
Excellency,
on instructions of my Government and further to my letter of today (A/9296 - S/11087), regarding Syrian violations of the cease-fire on 7 November 1973, 1 have the honour to draw your attention to further Syrian violations which have taken place to-day:
At 0855 hours local time and again at 1300 hours local time, the.Syrians opened fire east of Mazra'at Beit Jan.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
Yosef Tekoah Pe anent Representative of Israel I to the, United Nations
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PERMANENT 800 SECOND AVENUE REPRESENTA71VE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK, N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNITED NATIONS . OXFORD 7-5500'
8 November 1973
Excellency,
on instructions of my Government and further to my letter of today (A/9297 - S/11088) regarding Egyptian violations of the cease-fire, on 7 November 1973, 1 have the honour to draw your attention to further Egyptian violations which have taken place today:
At 0720 hours local time the Egyptians opened fire south of the Bitter Lake.
At 15 26 hours local time the Egyptians opened fire in the Bitter Lake area.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest cons ide ration.
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PERMANENT 800 SECOND AVENUE REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK, N. Y. 10017 '10 THE UNITED NATIONS OXFORD 7-5500
7' November 1973
Excellency, On instructions of my Government I have the honour to refer to a letter from the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Syrian. Arab Republic addressed to you on 31 October 1973 (A/9271 S/l11066) and to state the following: As stated in my letter to you of 19 October 1973 (S/1103)4), the Government of Israel, on 8 October 1973, officially informed the Representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Israel that "being a party to the Four Geneva Conventions Israel will strictly observe their provisions in the current hostilities."
The Israel Government demands that Syria should complyI with its unconditional obligation under the Third Geneva Convention concerning- the transmission of the names of the Israeli prisoners of war in its power, as well as concerning visits to these prisoners by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross. In their efforts to cover up their violation -of this elementary obligation the Syrians spread disgusting atrocity stories, such as contained in their letter of 31 October 1973. Israel did not purposely attack any civilian objectives In Syria and its attacks were directed exclusively against objectives which may be attacked in accordance with the rules of international public law~such as military Installations, military camps and bases, the headquarters of the Syrian Air Force and the Syrian Defence Ministry in Damascus, airfields and industrial plants and installations which are operating for the Syrian war effort.
His Excellency Ctj, t Dr. Kurt Waldheim U The S-ecretary-General uýWý_- -2-
In this connexion I would refer to article 47 of the Draft Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions, 1949, prepared by the International Committee of' the Red Cross, reading as follows: it1. Attacks shall be strictly limited to military objectives, namely, to those objectives which are, by their nature, purpose or use,; recognized to be of military interest and whose total or partial destruction, in the circumstances ruling at the time, offers a distinct and substantial military advantage. 2. Consequently,, objects designed for civilian use, such as houses., dwellings, installatio *ns and means of transport, and all objects which are not military objectives., shall not be made the object of' attack, except if'they are used mainly in support of' the military effort. " It is also stressed that in the aforesaid attacks no time bombs were used, as maliciously alleged by the Syrians. It is further stressed that if a state places missile and gun batteries or other military installations in inhabited localities, that State is responsible f'or all the results ensuing from attacks on such military objectives. On the other hand, from the very outset of their aggression against Israel on 6 October 1973,.the Syrians have premeditatedly and purposely attacked and hit civilian objectives-in Israel and the administered areas~as was set out in my letter to you of' 19 October 1973 (A/9245 - S/11035). In those attacks Jewish and Druze men., women and children were killed and wounded. Israel has not harmed the inhabitants in any Syrian locality,. has not expelled them and has not encouraged them to leave their homes. If any of the inhabitants left the battle zone., then this occurred, as it does in the case of' all wars1 because of their desire to escape from the dangers of war, which had been caused by the Syrian aggression. Thousands of local Inhabitants have remained in their places of residence, continue their daily pursuits and receive all the necessary services.
~ 'P7 Everything is being, done in order to deal with their problems be necessary. anrd to extend to them such help as may These facts constitute further and conclusive proof of the mendacity of the Syrian accusations of the alleged expulsion of the local inhabitants. It Is also a complete lie that Syrian prisoners of war have allegedly been forced to walk through minefields. As a matter of fact, after the positions on Mount Hermon had been recaptured by Israel, Syrian prisoners of war pointed out places where they had previously laid booby traps. The Syrian prisoners of war pointed out the location of these traps in order to enable Israeli bomb disposal squads to reach and remove Israeli and Syrian dead from that area. Israel has transmitted without'any delay to the International Committee of the Red Cross all the lists of Syrian prisoners of war, and the Syrian accusations that some names had been listed twice on purpose is simply ridiculous. Another blatant lie is the Syrian allegation concerning maltreatment and other malpractices in respect of prisoners of war. The Representatives o~f the International Committee of the Red Cross visit the Syrian prisoners, of war regularly in their place of detention and can testify to theifr correct treatment. Israel scrupulously complies with the provisions of the Third Geneva Convention. In terrible contrast to the correct treatment accorded by Israel to the Syrian prisoners of war stand the persistant outrages and atrocities committed by Syria against Israeli prisoners of war: Near Houshniya 12 hidden bodies of Israeli soldiers were discovered. They had been murdered after being taken prisoner, bound hand and foot and their eyes covered. Bodies of Israeli prisoners of war, murdered by the Syrians, have also been discovered in another place. It has also been ascertained that Israeli soldiers had been shot to death by the Syrians after having been wounded. -4-
In one case a wounded Israeli officer, who had been taken prisoner, was shot and killed by the Syrians because he could only walk with difficulty. As stated before~all the allegations and accusations made in the aforesaid Syrian letter are nothing but contemptous efforts by Syria to cover up for its brutal violations of the Geneva Conventions and its other horrible misdeeds. I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council. Please accept, Excellency., the assurances of my highest consideration.
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TO THE UNITED NATIONS OXFORD 7-5500
6November 1973
Exc..l lency,
On inotructi1ons of my Government and further to my,ý letter to You of 5 Novemiber l973 (A/9-286 - s/11079) regarding Egyptian vio '-;;tions o f tuhe ce as e-fre, T have the honour to draw your uraent attention to the f"act- that such further violations have taklen place t-o-day: This mrorning at 0912 hours local time an Egyptian barge tried -to cross the Suez Canal from east to wý,est at Km. 11556. This afternoon at 1500 hours loc-Pl time Egvptian forces opened fire south-west of the Timsph Lake. I hnve the honour to renuest thpt this letter be circulated a.- an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Pleose accent, Excellency, the assurpnces of my highest con side ra tion.
iYosef Tekoph Permanent Renre~entative of Israel to t~he Udnited Nations
His Excellency Dr. Kurt Wa;ldheim-, The Secretaryi-General
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PERMANENT BOO SECOND AVENUE REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK. N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNITED NATIONS OXFORD 7-5500
4 November 11
Excellency,
On instructions of my Government, and further to my previous letters regarding Egyptian violations of the cease-fire, I have the honour to inform you of the following-
This morning at 0755 hours local time Egyptian forces opened fire in the Ismailiya area.
This attack constitutes another flagrant breach by Egypt of the cease-fire.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
y eTekoah Permanett Representative..o sael to the United Nations
His Excellency D~~J JJ, A~D: Dr. Kurt Waldheim The Secretary General U> I_avpLýij"
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PERMANENT 800 SECOND AVENUE REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK. N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNITED NATIONS XoD730
3 November 1973
Excellency,
On instructions of my Government, I have the honour to refer to the letter addressed to you on 1 November 1973 by the Permanent Representative of Egypt (A/9273, S/11068).
The allegations contained in the Egyptian letter are baseless. The inhabitants of localities mentioned in it have left in the course of the fighting, as happens frequently in war. It was also during the fighting and as a result of it that the water supply to the city of Suez was damaged.
It is Egypt that is violating the cease-fire and it is persisting in these violations even as the present letter is being written. I have repeatedly drawn your attention to these Egyptian breaches of the cease-fire. My last letter on this was submitted to you earlier today.
It is, therefore, Egypt which having unleashed bloodshed on 6 October and thus having brought suffering and grief upon the civilian population, is now, by violating the cease-fire, aggravating further the tribulations of the inhabitants of the area .
Itis obvious that the purpose of the groundless allegation, made on the basis of the aforesaid falsehoods, to the effect that Israel does not comply with the fourth Geneva Convention is merely to divert attention from Egypt's grave violations of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War. Instead of announcing its readiness to fulfil its elementary humanitarian obliga- tions towards prisoners of war, Egypt tries to screen its deplorable conduct by flinging calumnies at Israel. This cannot mislead anyone. While Israel has expressed its full respect of the Geneva Conventions and scrupulously observes their provisions, Egypt openly and defiantly violates the Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War. kua U~c) Lai ,a ''C1S His Excellency Ie_ýC Dr. Kurt Waldheim The Secretary-General WeT-bv. Ita~r I -2-
Egypt's inhumane attitude is underscored by the fact that by its refusal to comply with the Geneva Convention it prevents the return to their homes of thousands of Egyptian prisoners of war detained by Israel.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
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Permanent R presentative of Israel to the United Natiors
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3 November 1973
Excellency,
I have the honour, on instructions of my Government, to refer to the letter addressed to you on 1 November 1973 by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Syria (A/9272, S/11067) and to state as follows:
Israeli forces have been in all of the positions mentioned in the Syrian letter since before the cease-fire. The only way in which these positions can be reached in order to bring in supplies and relieve the forc(Ps stationed in them is by helicopters.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
/oef Tekoah' 7 ~ Permanent Representativ -of1ael to the United Nations
His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim RV , eCX_'=VziaL"" The Secretary-General
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PERMANENT 800 SECOND AVENUE *REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK. N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNITED NATIONS OXFORD 7-5500
3 Nt1mber 1973
Excellency,
On instructions of my Government and further to my letter of 1 November 1973 (A/9275; S/11069) regarding Egyptian violations of the cease-fire, I have the honour to bring to your urgent attention the following:
Today, 3 November at 1615 hours local time Egyptian forces constructed a bridge across the Suez Canal at Km 155 and opened fire on Israeli forces.
IThese acts constitute flagrant violations of the cease-fire by Egypt.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest considera tion.
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PERMANENT 800 SECOND AVENUE REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK. N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNITED NATIONS OXFORD 7-5500
3 November 1973
Excellency,
On instructions of my Government, and further to my letter to you of this morning regarding Egyptian violations of the cease- fire, I have the honour to draw your urgent attention to the fact that such violations have taken place throughout the day.
At 1040 hours local time Egyptian forces opened fire south of the Great Bitter Lake.
At 1140 hours local time Egyptian forces opened fire in the area of O.P. Orange.
At 1645 hours local time Egyptian forces opened fire in the Ismaeliya area.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
Yosef Tekoah Permanent epresentative of Is to the United Nations
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PERMANENT 800 SECOND AVENUE REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK, N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNITED NATIONS OXFOoR 7-5500
1 November 1973
Excellency,
On instructions of my Government and further to my letter of 31 October 1973 ( A/9267, S/11063 ), I have the honour to draw your attention to another violation of the cease-fire by Egypt.
This morning at 0730 hours local time an infantry force of the Egyptian Third Army, supported by a number of tanks, tried under cover of artillery fire, to advance beyond its positions on the east bank of the Suez Canal. The Israeli forces fired back and the Egyptian troops returned to their positions.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
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Laetter datedi 19 October 1973 from the Permanent Repres ent ative of Israel to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary- General
On instructions o~f my Government I have the honour to draw your attention to the fact that since the beginning of its aggression of 6 October 1973, Syria has system:atically su~bjected inhabited localities of an exclusively civilian nature to m2.ss-ile, artillery and air attacks.
The.E'e are p_.remeditated terror attacks mounted by the Syrian Armed Forces in flagrant violation of the Syrian Government's international obligations. They have been directed against villages and towns in the Jezreel Valley, Galilee, Hulah Valley end the Golan area, causing heavy civilian casualties in killed (for example no less than 13 in the Druze village of Majdal Shams) and wounded and substantial dzmage.
I am attaching a list of such Syrian attacks against innocent civilian population centres since 6 October.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
(Signed) Yosef TEKOAH Permanent representative of Israel to the United Nations
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PERMAENT "- ~800 SECOND AVENUE REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL3NEYOKN..107 TO THE UNITED NATIONS
October 1973' ~ Exelec,29
On instructions of my Government, I draw your urgent attention to the following violations of the cease-fire by Egypt: On 28 October 1973 at 0800 hours local time Egyptian forces opened tank, artillery and small arms fire in the southern sector of the Suez Canal at km 152. A few minutes later Egyptian forces in the same area launched an infantry attack against Israeli forces.
On 28 October 1973 at 1100 hours local time Egyptian forces fired ground to air missiles across the cease-fire line.
On 29 October 1973 at 0100 hours local time Egyptian helicopters crossed the cease-fire line in the northern. part of the Gulf of Suez. Three helicopters were shot down.
These acts of hostility constitute flagrant violations of Security Council resolutions 338 of 21 October 1973, 339 of 23 October 1973 and 340 of 25 October 1973.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official IIdocument of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept,- Excellency, the assura es of my highest consideration.
Permanent?epresentativ, e to the United Nations
His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim The.Secretary-General
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REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK, N. Y. 10017 TO THE UN17ED NATIONS OXFORD 7-5500
29(ictober 1973
Excellency, on instructions of' my Government, and further to my letter of' 24 October 1973 (k/9252, S/1104i2), I have the honour to draw your urgent attention to the fact that Egypt and Syria are persisting in their violations of' the Geneva Convention of' 12.August 1949 relative to the Treatment of' Prisoners of' War. The seriousness of' these violations and the guilt of' the two Governments concerned are aggravated by the continuation of' these breaches.* The International Committee of' the Red Cross in Geneva issue", last nighit a press cormmuniqu6 regarding these violations which stated inter alia :t "Le CIOR conf'irme que d~s le d6but des hostilit~s, il a insistes auprbs de toutes les parties pour obtenir dans les plus bref's d6lais ýL la f'ois les listes des prisonniers de guerre et le droit de les visiter. Sur ces deux points, il a obtenu satisfaction de la part des autorit6s isra6liennes. Par contre, ses d6marches nWont abouti jusqutý. ce jour &. aucun re'sultat en Syrie, alors qu'en Egypte, les quarante-six noms fournis et la visite ef'fectue~e A quelques bless6s il y a environ dix jours ne constituent qu'unI premier pas qui n'a 6te' suivi d'aucun autre depuis. Quant aux. au- torit6s libanaises, elles ont accorde6 les f'acilit6s ne'cessaires au CICR pour les prisonniers de guerre qu~elles d~tiennent."
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The inhumane conduct of the Egyptian and Syrian Govern- ments in the question of prisoners of war is a matter of utmost gravity requiring most urgent efforts to bring about Egypt's and Syria's compliance with their international obligations. I have the honour to request that this letter be circu- lated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
Ypdnf Tekoah Permanent r~epresentative of.Israel to the United Na -tions :, j -
PERMANENT B00 SECOND -AVENUE REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK. N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNITED NATIONS OXFORD 7-5500
26October 1973
Excellency,
On instructions of my Government I draw your urgent attention to flagrant violations of the cease-fire perpetrated today by Egypt.
On 2 6 October 19 73 at 0 83 0 hours localI time, Egyptian forces opened tank, artillery and small arms fire in the southern sector of the Suez Canal.
On 26 October 1973 at 0900 hours local time, the Liberian tanker Sirius sailing from Eilat was. attacked by Egyptian forces while passing through the Guval Straits at the entrance to the Gulf of Suez. The tanker was hit.
In this connection I should like to refer to the letter addressed to you by the Permanent, Representative *ofEgypt yesterday, 25 October 1973 (S/11048) alleging an Israeli attack on the Greek tanker Mimismids. No such attack by Israeli forces had taken place and the false charge was evidently a propaganda preparation for today's aggression by Egypt.
I have! the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
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His Excellency i/ C a Dr. Kurt Waldheim j The Secretary-General
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Press Release SG/SM/1913 So/34,93* 27 October 1973
TEXT OF CABLES SEIM JOINTLY BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESflXEN AND SECRETIARY-GENTRAL TO EGYP'TIAN FEES TDEI1'2 AND ISRAELI PRIME MJISTER
The following is the text of the cables sent jointly last night, 26 October by the President of the Security Council, Sir Laurence McIntyre (Australiaý and the Secr~etaryý-General of the United Nations, Kurt Waldheim, to the Presiderit of Egypt, Amrar M -Sadat, and the Prime Minister of Israel,, Mrs. Gol-da Meir. "tWE HAVE BEEN REQUESTED BY THE UNITED NATION4S SECURITY COUNCIL TO AMPAL MOST URGENTLY FOR THE FULL CO-OPERATION OF YOUR GOVERD2vIENi' WITH THE INTTERNATIONALS RED CROSS IN BRINGING MIMICANEkTTS ADD NECESSARY PROVISIONS TO AVOID FURTHER HUMA.N LOSSES AMD SUFFERING. A SIMILAR MESSAGE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED TO THE GOVERNENT OF (EGYPT) (ISRAIL). "
Press Release SG/SM/1912-SC/33490 issued on 26 October sho'uld have been numbered SG/SM,/1912-SC/3491. TTATPRIORITE 1HIS EXCELLENCY MR. ANWAR EL SADAT 'PRESIDENT OF EGYPT
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WEHAVE BEEN REQUESTED BY THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL TO APPEAL MOST URGENTLY FOR THE FULL COOPERATION OF YO UR ZOVERNMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL RED GROSS IN BRINGING MEDICAMENTS AND NECESSARY PROVISIONS TO AVOID PlJRTHER HUMAN P2/28 *LOSSES AND SUJFFERING* A SIMILAR MESSAGE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED TO THE. GtOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL
SIR LAURENCE MCINTYRE * PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY. COUNCIL
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26 October 1973
No. 4197
Excellency,
With reference to your cable dated 25 October 1973 regarding Security Council resolution 340 (1973) and pursuant to the statement of the Permanent Representative of Egypt made at the Security Council meeting of 25 October 1973 which contained the position of the Arab Republic of Egypt, I have the honour to bring to your attention the following:
1. The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt accepts Security Council resolution 3)40 (1973) as a first step in the implementation of the decisions adopted by the Security Council. 2. The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt declares its readiness to co-operate with the United Nations in the implementation of Security Council reso- lutions 338 (1973), 339 (1973) and 340 (1973).
3. The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt considers that the presence of the United Nations Emergency Force on its territory is of a temporary nature and is, moreover, governed by the Charter of the United Nations, its purposes and principles and the general principles of International Law which safeguard Egypt's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
41. The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt declares that when exercising its sovereign rights on any matter concerning the presence and functioning of United Nations Emergency Force, it will. be guided by its acceptance of the Security Council resolutions.
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Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of' my highest consideration.
DR. A. ESMAT ABDEIJ MEGUID A mba ssad or Permanent Representative
His Excellency Mr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary General I of' the United Nations New York, New York 10017 PC!
PERMANENT 800 SECOND AVENUE REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK. N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNITED NATIONS OXFORD 7-S 500
26 October 1973
Excellency,
On instructions of my Government and further to my letter to you of this morning, I regret to inform you that Egyptian forces have continued today to violate the cease-fire.
At 1400 hours local time Egyptian forces opened small arms fire in the outskirts of the town of'Suez.
At 1605 hours local time Egyptian forces started an infantry attack on Israeli forces in the area of kilometer 152 of the Suez Canal.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest considera- tion.
osef Tekoah) Permanent R;presentative of Is 1~ to the United Na-tion's
His Excellency otkC_4 Dr. Kurt Wa ldheim LC_ The Secretary-General
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PERMANENT SOO SECOND AVENUE REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK. N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNITED NATIONS OXFORD 7-5500
26 October 1973
Excellency,
On instructions of my Government I draw your urgent attention to flagrant violations of the cease-fire perpetrated today by Egypt. On 26 October 1973 at 0830 h'ours local time, Egyptian forces opened tank, artillery and small arms fire in the southern sector of the Suez Canal.
On 26 October 1973 at 0900 hours local time, the Liberian tanker Sirius sailing from Eilat wag attacked by Egyptian forces while passing through the Guval Straits at the entrance to the Gulf of Suez. The tanker was hit.
In this connection I should like to refer to the letter addressed to you by the Permanent Representative 'of Egypt yesterday, 25 Oq4'jber 1973 (S/11048) alleging an Israeli attack on the Greek tanker Mimismi jNo such attack by Israeli forces had taken place and the false charge was &idently a propaganda preparation for today's aggression by Egypt.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
se Tekoah Permanent4Rpresentative o rael to the United Nations
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HIS EXCELLECY MR. AHBA EBAN MINISTER, FOR FORNIGN AFFAIRS 0F ISRAEL HAM4RAD JRRUSALEN (ISRAEL)
HIS EXCELLENCY MR. ABDIM HALI-M KHADDAX DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFF0AIRS OF TIM SYh$N AMA REPUBLIC MI=ITRY 0F FOREIGN AFFAIRS DAMASCUS (SYRtIA) I Resolution 339 (1973) 5. Requests all Member States to extend their full of 23 October 1973 co-operation to the United Nations in the imnplemen- tation of the present resolution, well as resolutions The curit Council, 338 (1973) and 339 (1973). Referrin o its resolution 338 (1973) of 22 ober Adopted at the 1 750th meet- 1973, big by 14 votes to noneWO 1. Confirms i decision on animFe .te cessation of all kinds of fim and of alaction,and urges that the forces the two es be returned to the positions they occupi at e moment the cease- Decisionsi fire became effective; 2. Requests the Se - eral to take measures At its 1750th meeting, on 25 October 1973, -the for immediate dispa of United"Nations observers to Council authorized -the Secretary-General to take cer- su -vietheob ance of the ceastfire between the tain urgent interim measures, as proposed by him. and the Arab RepublicWf Egypt, using (S/i11049) ,31 namely, to transfer contingents from the for thisfceofIsra p-1 ose the personnel of the Uti,ecd Nations United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus to Egypt now in e Middle East and first of all thýe\personnel and to appoint General Siilasvuo, Chief of Staff of now Cairo. UNTSO, 'as the interim Commander of the United Nations Emergency Force established under resolution f ~Adopted at the 1748th meet- 340 (1973). ing by 14 votes to none23
At its 1751st meeting, on 26 October 1973, the Council decided (a) to authorize the Secretary-Gen- Resolution 340 (1973) eral to send an additional force from Cyprus, as an interim measure, should he consider it necessary, and (7 of 25 October 1973 (b) to ask the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council to appeal to the parties to co- The Security Council, operate fully and effectively with the, International Red Recalling its -resolutions 338 (1973) of 22 October Cross. and 339 (1973) of 23 October 1973. Noting w~hi regret the reported repeated violations of the cease-fire in non-compliance with resolutions At the same meeting the Council decided to invite 338 (1973) and 339 (1973), the representative of Zambia to participate, without Noting with concern from the Secretary-General's vote, inthe discussion of the question. report"2 that the United Nations military observers have not yet been enabled to place themselves on both sides of the cease-fire line, 1. Demands that immediate and complete cease- fire be observed and that the parties return -to the posi- Resolution 341 (1973) tions occupied by them at 1650 hours GMT on 22 of 27 October 1973 October 1973; 2. Requests the Secretary-General, as an imme- The Securi Councilc diate step, to increase the number of United Nations 1. Approves report of thee ecretary-General oa military observers on both sides; the implementation f Securitf Council resolution 3401 3. Decides to set up immediately, under its author- (1973) contained in cllnaeut S/1 1052/Rev.132 dated ity, a United Nations Emergency Force to be composed 27 October 1973;C of personnel drawn from States Members of the United 2. Decides tha e Force,,sball be established in ac- Nations except the permanent members of the Secu- cordance,with j~~above-mneniiqned report for an initial rity Council, and requests the Secretary-General to period of ~i(months, and thýýit shall continue in ireport within 24 hours on the steps taken to this effect; operatione-flereafter, if required, pr vided the Security .4. Requests the Secretary-General to report 'to the Couricil so decides. Council on an urgent and continuing basis on the state Adopted a the 1 752nd of implementation of the present resolution, as well as meeting33 by 4votes to resolutions 338 (1973) and 339 (1973); nones l eLt 8 0.0nc member (China) did not participate in the voting. 81 See Official Records of the Security Council, Twenty- 2 8 eighth Year, Supplement for October, November and Decemiber 0One member (China) cd id ot participate in the voting. 1973. 29 SeOfficial Records of the Security Council, Twenty. 3323 Ibid. eighth Year. 1749th meeting. 0ne member (China) did not participite is the voting. 11 PERMANENT 800 SECOND AVENUE P=_PRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK, N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNITED NATIONS OXF0OR 7-5500 2~4 October 1973
Excellency,
Further to my letters of 12 October (A/9222-s/1102)
and 17 October (A/9229-s11O32), I have the honour on instructions
of my Government to bring again to your urgent attention that arnmed attacks from Lebanese territory against civilian inhabited localities in Israel are continuing unabated.
Following on attacks enumerated in my aforesaid letters, daily assaults, as listed in the annex to the present letter, have been carried out from Lebanon in the period from 17 October till the early hours of this morning.
These murderous operations against the civilian population of Israel are conducted in coordination with the war of
aggression waged by Syria against Israel.
His Excellency Mr. Kurt Wa ldhe im The Secretary-General -2-
As reported from Beirut on 16 October, a delegation of the terrorist organizations, carrying out these attacks, was received by the Prime Minister of Lebanon on that day and thanked the Lebanese Government for its support of their activities. It was further reported on the same day that the Lebanese Minister of the Interior st-ated that there were no differences between the Government of Lebanon and those organizations. In view of the gravity of these developments, it is to be stressed once again that Lebanon must bear full responsibility for this situation, and all Its consequences.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated1 as an official document of the Security Council and the General Assembly.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. K4 ,a...... Yosef Tekoah ) Permanent Representativeý-of Israel to the United Nations ANNEX
List of attacks by Arab terrorists from Lebanese territory against civilian inhabited localities - Israel from 17 October till 24 October 1973 inclusive:
17 October 1973
Hour 1830 Katyusha rockets fall on Shlomi.
2120 Bazooka shells fired at Manara.
18 October 1973
0125 Katyusha rockets on Kiryat Shmoneh and Kfar Szold.
023;5 Shelling of Kfar Szold.
0348 Shelling of Metulla and Misgav Am.
1255 Two improvised bazookas discovered in Har Dov.
2100 A clash with a terrorist squad in'Biranit. Two terrorists were killed.
19 October 1973
0030 Bazooka shelling- of liar Dov.
0240 Katyusha rockets on Baram and Dovev.
0305 Katyusha rockets fell in the area of Ein Zeitim.
031.7 ;Shelling of Sa'sa.
2300 Katyusha rockets on Safad.
20 October 1973
0005 Katyusha rockets on Safad.
0040 Katyusha rockets on Kfar Giladi.
2330 A clash with a terrorist squad in the liar Avivim area. -2-
/ 21 October 1973
1945 A clash with a terrorist squad in Misgav-Am. Three terrorists were killed.
2055 A clash with a terrorist unit in Dovev.
2120 'A clash with a terrorist squad in Abassiya. One terrorist was killed and another captured.
22 October 1973
0155 Bazooka shells fell on Misgav-Am.
0210 Bazooka shells on Misgav.-Am.
0225 Bazookaý shelling of Zar'it
1523 Two wounded terrorists captured in the ilanita area.
1700 A wounded terrorist surrendered in Idrnit to the Israel Defence forces.
1830 Mortar shells on Avivim
1940 Bazooka shells on Metulah
2100 Katyusha rockets on Kiryat Shmone.
2130 Mortar shelling of Emn Zeitim, Biriya, Kfar Szold and Sa'sa.
2300 Shelling of Margaliyot, Kafar Yasif and Eilon area.
23 October 1473
2015 Katyusha rockets fell on Yaron
2031 Katyusha rockets on Margaliyot area.
2115 Bazooka shelling of Abassiya
2130 Bazooka shells on Margaliyot
2135 A clash with a terrorist squad in the Marga!L~yot area. Four of them were killed. -3-
2340 Katyusha rockets on Sa'sai.
24 October 1973
0050 Katyusha rockets fell on Kfar Giladi.
0305 Katyusha rockets fell on Baram. '1 - .1 *' .- 'C 2 is J LI.)- A 4Qtýt'-ý ZA.'c. S
PERMANNT N-~ ! 8800 SECOND AVENUE REP RESENTAT17VZ ý_SA NEW YORK, N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNITED NATIONS OXFORD 7-5500
24 October 1973
Excellency,
On instructions of my Government I have the honour to bring to your urgent attention that despite the agreement reached through General Ensio Siilasvuo to cease all firing at 0700 hours local time on 24 October 1973 the Egyptian forces have continued to violate the cease-fire in the area of the Suez-Cairo Road and south of the Bitter Lakes, employing tanks, artillery and aircraft.
Today -at 1530 local 'time a similar complaint against the aforesaid violations of the cease-fire by Egypt was submitted on behalf of my Government to the Chief of Staff of UNTSO.
Egypt has thus deliberately violated both of the two recent Security Council resolutions on the cease-fire, namely Number 338 of 22 October 1973 and Number 339 of 23 October 1973.
My Government takes a grave view of these Egyptian violations.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
Ysef Tekoah Permanent RG(presentative of I~srael to the United Nations* His Excellency Dr. Kurt Wa ldh eim Sý The Secretary-General L .001 e /½
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PERMANENT 800 SECOND AVENUE REPRESENTATIVE O FED NEW YORK. N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNITED NATIONSý OXFORD 7-5500
24 October 1973
Excellency,
On instructions of my Government I have the honour to draw your urgent attention to the following:
Under the provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, of 12 August 1949, and more particularly article 70, Annex IV, and article 122, every party to the conflict is obliged to give the International Committee of the Red Cross without any delay all the information as set out in that Convention, regarding any prisoner of war who has fallen into its power. Such information shall. be immediately forwarded to the international Committee of the Red Cross by the most rapid means.
Similarly, every prisoner of war shall be enabled, immediately upon capture, and in any event not more than one week after arrival at a camp, even if it is a transit camp or a hospital, to write direct to his family and the Inter- national Committee of the Red Cross a card, as provided for in the Convention, and that card shall be forwarded to Geneva by the Detaining Power, as rapidly as possible and may not be delayed in any manner.
In accordance with these provisions, Israel has been transmitting to the representatives in Israel of the International Committee of the Red Cross all the required data concerning prisoners of war who have fallen into its power.
His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim The Secretary-General -2-
Up to the morning of 24 October 1973, information in respect of 1300 prisoners of war (988 Egyptians, 295 Syrians, 12 Iraqis and 5 Moroccans) has been thus transmitted.
Israel has also transmitted to the International Committee of the Red Cross all pertinent information concerning members of its armed forces, who are missing in action and presumed to have been taken prisoner of war.
On the other hand, no information. whatsoever, has been received from Syria. As to Egypt, an utterly incomplete, unsatisfactory and garbled list of 37 Israeli prisoners of war has been received. All these were men taken prisoner by Egypt in one stronghold in the Sinai in the presence of the representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Another list has been received concerning six wounded members of the Israeli Defence Forces who are in a hospital in Egypt and who have been displayed on television, and also in respect of five Israeli liaison officers who had been attached to United Nations Observation posts and taken prisoner in the presence of United Nations Observers.
No further information has been given by Egypt in respect of Israeli prisoners of war in its power, although 18 days have elapsed since the beginning of the fighting and despite the fact that Egyptian and other Arab official radio and television broadcasts have announced that a much larger number of Israeli prisoners of war than the aforementioned 48 men had been taken and are being held in camps in Egypt and Syria.
The representatives in Israel of the International Committee of the Red Cross regularly visit the Arab prisoners of war, both those in camps and also the wounded and sick in hospitals.
So far, the representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Egypt and Syria have not been allowed by the Egyptian and Syrian authorities to visit any Israeli prisoners, with the sole exception of the six men hospitalized in Egypt.
The Government of Israel strongly protests against this inhumane attitude of the Governments of Egypt and Syria which constitutes a flagrant violation of the provisions of the Geneva Convention of 1949. -3-
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurance's of my highest consideration.
'osef Te koah Permanent. Re rAesentative of Israel to the United Nations
ow';% 24 October 1973
I have been iforeed by the Syrian Government of its acceptance. of the cease-f ire called for by the Security Council In Its Resolution 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973. Thiis aceptance applies to a11 Arab forces In Syria. Mwe Syrian Governmnt has also agreed to the deploymient of United Nations military observers to facilitate the strict observance of the cease-fire. Can I assume that Israel accepts the cease-fire with Syria,, and that If so your Govertuent Is in Wgeement to the deployment of United Nations military observers In areas under the control. of the Israel defense force for purposes of observing this cease-fire. Accepts, Excellency, the assaurances of my highest consideration.
Kurt Waldheim
His fecellencty i.L Yoanf Tek~om AmbasadRkEtraordinary and Plonipotentlary ferManent Bevresentative Of Israel to the United Nations 800 Second Avenues Nowu Yorks, N.Y. 100L17 Resolution 339 states to tisupervise the observance of the cease-fire"
You have said in the letter to Israel Distr. Vito facilitate the observance of the cease-fire" GENERAL S/RES/339 There is a difference. What (1973) do you want to do? 23 October 1973 md
11BOULUTIUR' 339 (1973)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 17)48th meeting, on 23 October 1973
The Security Council, Referring to its resolution 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973, 1. Confirms its decision on an immediate cessation of all kinds of and of all military action, firing and urges that the forces of the two~ sides to the Positions they occupied be returned at the moment the cease-fire became effective; 2. Requests the Secretary-General to take measures for immediate dispatch of United Nations observers to-suTjervise the observance-of the c-ease-fire between the forces of Israel and t-he Arab Republic of Egypt, using for this purpose the personnel of the United Nations now in the Middle East and first of all the personnel now in Cairo.
73-22110 0 2224 CHUTE IL' RCA 10160 0256, 232422 DM11 UR MI1SCiS? NEWYORK 168/161 2205271 ETATPRIORITE HIS EXCELLENCY MR. AtMA EPAN iqI NISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ISRAEL :HAM ISRAD JERUSAILEM (ISRAEL)
ft. I HAVE THE HONOUR TO TRANSMIT HEREWITH THE. TEXT OF RESOLUTION $33 (1973) ADOPTED -BY THE SECURITY COUNCIL AT ITS- 1747TH4 MEETING' ON 22 OCTOBER 1973 AT 000 HOURS*. S.... V QUOTE THE SECURITY COUNCIL PAPA l. CALLS UPON ALL PARTIES1TO THE PRESENT FIGHTING.TO CEASE ALL FIRING AND TERMINATE ALL I'IILITARY ACTIVITY IMMEDIATELY, NO LATER THAN 12 HOURS AFTER THE. -MOMENT OF THE ADOPTION OF THIS DECISION, IN THE POSITIONS. THEY NOW OCCUPY SE I COLON PAPA 2. -CALLS UPON T HE PARTIES CONCERNED, TO SATIMM4EDIATELY AFTER T.HE CEASE-FIRE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF_ ,SECURITY COUNCIL. RESOLUTION 242 (1967) IN ALL OF ITS PARTS SM ICOLON PARA 3. DECIDES 'THAT IMMEDIATELY AND CONCURRE1NTLY WITHR' THE CEASE-FIRE, NEGOTIATIOI4 START' BETWEEIN.TH.E PARtIES CONCERNED UNDER APPROPRIATE AUSPICES AIRED AT ESTAZSLISHINO A. JUSITAND, PU- RABLE PEACE IN THE MIDDLE LAST. U)NQU`OTE HIGHEST CONS IDERAT IONZ
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19 October 1973
Excellency,
On instructions of my Government I have the, honour to draw your attention to the fact that since the beginning of its aggression of 6 October l973, Syria has systematically subjected inhabited localities of an exclusively civilian nature to missile, artillery and air attacks.
These are premeditated terror attacks mounted by the Syrian Armed Forces in flagrant violation of the Syrian Government's international obligations. They have been directed against villages and towns in the JezreelI Valley, Galilee, Hulah Valley and the Golan area, causing heavy civilian casualties in killed (for example no less than thirteen in the Druze village of Majdal Shams) and wounded and substantial damage.
I am attaching a list of such Syrian attacks against innocent civilian population centres since 6 October.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and ft1e Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest cons ideration.
Y sef Tekoah Permanent Re}Sres entative of Israeli to the United Nations---
His Excellency C1LL.L Li Uiorc Mr. Kurt Waldheim
The Secretary-General GU~' ' \,O ANNEX
6 Octobcor
14510--Svrian planes attacked Kfar Giladi.
17 35--Syrian pianos attacked Majdal Shams.
2024--Frog missiles fell on Migdal Haemek.
7 October
0125-ý-Shelfling of Kfar Szold, Horshat Tal and Shamir.
0700--Artille~ry bombawrdment of Shamir and Gadot.
2045--Frog missiles fell on Migdal Haemek.
8 October
0336 -- Frog missiles fell on Nahalal and betw,,een Afula and Migdal Haemek.
9 October
0030--Shelling of the iltilata area.
0330 -- Frog missiles fell on Gevat hitting nurseries and the kibbutz dining room.
0815--Aerial attack on Ramat Magshimim.
10 October
0755--Shelling of Lahavot Habashan.
1415--ArtILillery bombardment of villages in the Golan Heights.
14 October
From approximately 2300 to 2400 long-range artillery bombardment of
'~OM Hatzor, JAyelet Hashahar, Ma',-anayirn and the Amiad-Elifelet areas.
15 October
0200--L~ong range artillery bombardment in area of Sdo-Eliezer.
1835--Shelling of Kinnereth and Llaon.
2345--Long range bombardment in Tiberias area - missile-fire on
the Huleh Valley.
16 October
1410--Shelling of Ramat Magshimim.
17 October
1330--Aerial attack on the Druze village of Majdal Shams.
2115--Artillery bombardment of Gesher Benot Yaakov area.
2200--Shelling of Gadot.
18 October
0410 -- Artillery bombardment of Ramat Magsh-imim.
1445--Artillery bombardment of Mahanayim area.
1535--Artillery bombardment of Hatzor.
19 October
0500--Artillery bombardment of Ramat Magshimim.
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ORIGTAL: ENGLISH
LETTER DATED 19 OCTOBER 1973 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL
On instructions of my Government I have the honour to refer to the letter addressed to you on 1)4 October 1973 by the Permanent Representative of Egypt (S/11024).
Even as the Egyptian Government tried to conceal its responsibility for the 6 October 1973 aggression by levelling the ab~surd charge that Israel had attacked first, a charge since refuted by United Nations military observers and contradicted by official statements and information media reports in Arab capitals, including Cairo, Egypt also tries to veil its con~temnpt for human life and its violations of international law and morality by falsi~yig Israel's position in respect of the four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 194i9.
The aforesaid Egyptian letter alleges that "Israel failed to respond to the appeal of ICRO" to abide by the Geneva Conventions.
The facts are that on T October2, 1973 the International Committee of the Red Cross appealed to all parties to apply the Geneva Conventions, and on 8 October 1973 the Israel Government officially informed the representative of the International Committeer'Of the Red Cross in Israel that, being a party to the four Geneva Conventions Israel will strictly observe their provisions in the current hostilities. This reply obviously applies to the reiteration by the International Committee of the Red Cross of its appeal on 9 October.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the Security Council.
(Signed) Yosef TEKOAH Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations
73-2158o W-M i 9:ýM UNITED NATIONS Distr. GENERAL
G E NE RAL S EC UR IT Y A/9229 S/11032 A SS EM BL Y CO0UN CI L 17 October 1973 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY SECURITY COUNCIL Twenty-eighth session Twenty-eighth year Agenda item 22 THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Letter dated 17 October 1973 from the Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
Further to my letter of-12 October 1973 (A/9222-S/11027), I have the honour on instructions of my Government to draw your urgent attention to the fact that armed attacks from Lebanese territory against civilian inhabited localities in Israel have not ceased.
The following are details of these attacks since 12 October 1973:
12 October 1973
Hour 2040 A clash with a terrorist squad. One of the attackers was caught. Bazooka shells and hand grenades in their possession were seized. 2135 Abassiya attacked by small arms and bazooka fire.
13 October 1973
0225 Bazooka shells fired at Misgav-Am. 0230 Bazooka shells directed at Idmit.
14 October 1973
0015 Katyusha rockets fired at Betzet. 0300 A clash with a terrorist squad in the Metulla region. Three terrorists were killed. Arms, including bazooka shells, were seized. 0110 Small arms fire and bazooka shells directed at Misgav-Am. 2000 Bazooka shells directed at Manara. 2110 A clash with a terrorist squad near Abassiyah. Six terrorists were killed. 2200 Katyusha rockets directed at Kabri, Gesher Haziv, Shlomi and Betzet.
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15 October 1973
1845 A clash with a terrorist squad near Biranit.
16 October 1973
0115 During a clash with a terrorist unit in Mitzpeh Pe'er three of the terrorists were killed. 0120 Bazooka shells fired at Zarit. 0335 Small arms fire directed at Misgav-Am. 2120 Bazooka and small arms fire against Ma~lakiya and Metulla. 2215 Katyusha rockets fell on Kiryat Shmoneh. 2245 Katyusha rockets fell on Yaara.
As these attacks are continuing, I should like again to emphasize that the Lebanese Government must bear full responsibility for them.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
(Signed) Yosef TEKOAH Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations *1 N N
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PER MAN FNT 800 SECOND AVENUE REPRESENTA~vIEoF- ISRAEL NEW YORK. N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNITE D NATIONS 1>- OXFORD 7-5500
17 October 1973
Excellency,
Further to my letter of 12 October 1973 (A/92221 S/11027), I have the honour on instructions of my Government to draw your urgent attention to the fact that armed attacks from Lebanese territory against civilian inhabited localities in Israel have not ceased.
The following are details of these attacks since 12 October 1973:
12 October 19,73
2040 -A clash with a terrorist squad. One of the attackers was caught. Bazooka shells and hand grenades in their possession were seized.
2135 -- Abassiya attacked by small arms and bazooka fire.
13 October 1973
0225 -- Bazooka shells fired at Misg~av Am.
0230 -- Bazooka shells directed at Idmit.
14 October 1973
0015 -- Katyusha rockets fired at Betzet.
0300 -- A clash with a terrorist squad in the Metulla region. Three terrorists were killed. Arms, including bazooka shells, were seized.
His Excellency
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0110 -- Small arms fire and bazooka shells directed at Misgav Am.
2000 -- Bazooka shells directed at Manara .
2110 -A clash with a terrorist squad near Abassiyah. Six terrorists were killed.
2200 -- Katyusha rockets directed at Kabri, Gesher Haziv, Shiomi and Betzet.
15 October 1973
1845 -- A clash with a terrorist squad near Biranit.
16 October 1973
0115 -- During a clash with a terrorist unit in Mitzpeh Pe'er three of the terrorists were killed.
0120 -- Bazooka shells fired at Zarit.
0335 -- Small arms fire directed at Misgav Am.
2120 -- Bazooka and small arms fire against Malakiva and Metulla.
2215 -- Katyusha rockets fell on Kiryat Shmoneh.
2245 -- Katyusha rockets fell on Yaara.
As these attacks are continuing, I should like again to emphasize that the Lebanese Government must bear full responsibility for them.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an 4official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assuranc4s of my highest consideration.
Yaisef Tekoah Permanent Rep'resentative of Israe '1-- to the United Nations e
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LETTER DATED 16 OCTOBER 1973 FROM THE PERMANEN~T REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE, SECURITY COUNCIL
I have the honour to refer to the letter addressed to you on 14~ October 1973 by the Permanent Representative of Egypt (S/11025).
As confirmed by the independent testimony of United Nations military observers, Egypt and Syria, on 6 October, launched a massive military attack against Israel, in which they are aided by other Arab States. In the exercise of the inherent right of self-defence, Israel is conducting the military operations necessitated by the situation created by the Egyptian onslaught. -In the course of these operation s, the Israeli Air Force has -taken action against military targets in Egypt, such as the military airfields at Mansoura, Tanta, Abu Hamad, Quesna, Janaklis, Shubrahit, radar outposts at Baltim and Dam-yette and military installations at Qutmiye. In these attacks, Israel airplanes make use of conventional weapons which are in use in other air forces. This use is perfectly legitimate.
Egypt's responsibility for engulfing the Middle East in renewed bloodshed after years of aggression, including resort to savage terrorist outrages, can neither be veiled nor attenuated by the baseless charges Egyptian propaganda has tried to level at Israel's defence against the Arab assault of 6 October.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the Security Council.
(Signed) Yosef TEKOAH Permanent R~epresentative of JIsrael to the United Nations
73-21173 UNITED NATIONS Distr. GENERAL
G ENE RAL S EC UR I TY A/9222 S/11027 ASSEMBLY CO0UN CI L 15 October 1973 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
GENERAL ASSEM1BLY SECURITY COUNCIL Twenty-eighth session Twenty-eighth year Agenda item 22 TEE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Letter dated 12 October 1973 from the Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
On instructions of my Government I have the honour to draw your attention to the following:
1. In spite of all the warnings in the past, Lebanon continues to be a base for active warfare against Israel.
2. Lebanon put into operation radar installations to serve the needs and aims of Syrian aggression against Israel.
3. Systematic attacks against Israeli civilian targets are being launched by terrorist squads from Lebanon in co-ordination with the Syrian aggression. A list of such recent attacks is annexed hereto.
4. The Arab terrorist organizations continue to pursue their dastardly activities in Lebanon, and set out from there on their murderous missions throughout the world. Their headquarters are located in Beirut, and the Lebanese authorities grant them complete freedom of action.
5. In the light of these facts, the letter addressed to you by the Permanent Representative of Lebanon on 9 October 1973 (A/9212-S/1lo15) is a further example of the insolence and hypocrisy of the Lebanese Government, in line with the Arab theory that it is permissible to attack Israel,'but that Israel has no right to defend itself.
6. Lebanon, as has been pointed out on many previous occasions, must bear full responsibility for the inevitable consequences of its policies, actions and omissions and should blame only itself for them.
7. Israel,, on its part, is steadfast in its resolve to defend itself and to do everything necessary to ensure the security of its people.
73-21073I PERMANENT 800 SECOND AVENUE REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK, N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNITED NATIONS,; OXFORD 7-5500
12 October 1973 *2
Excellency,
On instructions of my Government I have the honour to draw your attention to the followir11g:
1. In; spite of all the warnings in the past, Lebanon continues to be a base for active warfare against Israel.
2. Lebanon put into operation radar installations to serve the needs and aims of Syrian aggression against Israel.
3. Systematic attacks against Israeli civilian targets are being launched by terrorist squads from Lebanon in coordination with the Syrian aggression.
4. The Arab terrorist organizations continue to pursue their dastardly activities in Lebanon, and set out from there on their murderous missions throughout the world. Their headquarters are located in Beirut, and the Lebanese authorities grant them complete freedom of a ction.
5. In the light of these facts, the letter addressed to you by the Permanent Representative of Lebanon on 9 October 1973 (A/92 12, S/11015) is a further example of the insolence and hypocrisy of the Lebanese Government, in line with the Arab theory that it is permissible to attack Israel, but that Israel has no right to defend itself.t
His Excellency C. Dr. Kurt Waldheim O -b 1 The Secretary-General -J C ( 1-c, LX c.
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6. Lebanon, as has been pointed out on many previous occasions, must bear full responsibility for the inevitable consequences of its policies, actions and omissions and should blame only itself for them.
7. Israel, on its part, is steadfast in its resolve to defend itself and to do everything necessary to ensure the security of its people.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
se f Tekoah Permanent R presentative of Israel to the United Nations Annex to the letter
of the Permanent Representative of Israel
to the United Nations
addressed to the Secretary-General
on 12 October 1973
The following is a list of recent attacks by Arab terrorists from Lebanese territory against civilian inhabited localities in Israel, causing casualties and damage to property: 7 October 1973 I Hour 0029 Bazooka shells fell on Misgav-Arn.
0014 Mortar fire against Margaliot.
0030 Katyusha rockets attack on Kiryat Shmoneh.
1041 Small arms fire directed at liar Dov.
2105 Mortar fire against Manara.
8 October 1973
0040 Mortar fire against liar Miron, Dovev and Bar Am.
2130 Katyusha rockets fell on Rosh Pinna.
0215 Katyusha rockets fell on Gesher Haziv.
0900 Two mines were discovered near Manara.
1940 Mortar and small arms fire against liar Amiram.
1955 Mortar fire against Zarait. -2-
9 October 1973
A squad of armed terrorists discovered in Yir'on.
0207 Mortar fire against Misgav-Arn.
0406 Mortar fire against Margaliot, Manara and Beit Hillel.
1210 Bazooka shells fell on Idmit.
1940 Bazooka shells fell on Margaliot.
2210 Mortar fire against Metulla.
2135 Katyusha rockets fell on Kiryat Shmoneh.
2205 Katyusha rockets fell on Hurshat Tal and Kfar Szold.
10 October 1973
0015 Mortar fire against Har Avivim.
0016 Katyusha rockets fell on Kiryat Shmoneh.
0117 Mortar fire against Manara. Katyusha rockets fell in the Huleh Valley.
0155 Mortar fire against Yir'on.
0215 Mortar fire against Dishon and Ramot Naftali.
0240 Mortar fire Dovev.
0245 Mortar fire against liar Avivim.
0339; Katyusha rockets fell on Gesher Achziv and Sa'ar.
0435 Two explosives charges went off in Yiftach. I -3-
0700 Katyusha rockets fell on Nahariya.
0750 Katyusha rockets fell on Meshek Rosh Hanikra.
1358 Mortar fire against Rash Hanikra.
2030 Mortar fire against Har Dov.
1610 Mortar fire against Abassiyah and Har Dov.
2320 Mortar fire against Metulla and Kfar Yavel.
2325 Mortar and small arms.-fire against Zarait.
11 October 1S)73
After midnig1I it Katyusha rockets fell in or near the following
localities: Dan, Dafna, Ma'ayan Baruch, Beit Hilel,
Metula, Margaliot, Betzet, Gesher Haziv. UNITED NATIONS Distr. GENERAL G EN ERAL SE CU R ITY A/9204 S/11011 ASSEMBLY COUNCIL 7 Octoberl1973 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY SECURITY COUNCIL Twenty-eighth session Twenty-eighth year Agenda item 22ý THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Letter dated 7 October 1973 from the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Israel to the Secretary-General
I have the honour to draw your attention to the following:
Yesterday, 6 October 1973, between 1156 and 1200 hours GMT, Egypt and.S~yria launched a sudden unprovoked attack against Israel across the cease-fire lines. The fact of this aggression has been fully confirmed by United Nations military observers in the two sectors concerned (S/7930/Add.2142).
When the Government of Israel became aware some hours previously tha~ such an attack was imminent, it so informed a number of friendly Governments through their diplomatic representatives in Israel and by other means. It was made clear that Israel would not itself initiate military action and that the Governments of Egypt and Syria could be assured accordingly. The Government of Israel was advised that this message was indeed conveyed to Egypt and Syria.
At the sam time the Foreign Minister of Israel appris~d' the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of the Security Council of the situati6n.
This treacherous aggression was launched against Israel on the Day of Atonement when, by reason of the special sanctity of the day, the holiest in the Jewish calendar, the everyday routine of life in the country gives way to spiritual reflection and prayer throughout the nation. To the blasphemy and sacrilege involved in the choice of this particular day, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Egypt and the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Syria have added the base and cynical falsehood which alleges that Israel, on the Day of Atonement, with all that this day means for Jews in Israel as elsewhere, began the fighting. The unconceivable mendacity of this allegation is fully exposed by the military facts and by the reports received from Major General Siilasvuo, the Chief of the United Nations military observers.
The Egyptian and Syrian attacks on 6 October are manifestations of the implacable policy of hostility and warfare pursued against Israel by these two States.
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Israel is now engaged in defending itself against this treacherous assault. It will spare no effort, in exercise of its right to self-defence, until the aggressors have been thrown back and the cease-fire structure agreed by the parties in 1967 and the 1970s restored. In doing so it relies on its own resolution and the valour of its men at arms. At the samne time it is confident of the understanding and support of peace-loving men and women everywhere.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
(Signed) Abba EBAN Minister for Poreign Affairs - F, IVI"W1MIM ý;9-7
UNITED NATIONS Distr. GENERAL G E NE RAL S EC UR IT Y A/9152 S/10997 ASSEMBLY CO0UN CI L 15 September 1973
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY SECURITY COUNCIL Twenty-eighth session Twenty-eighth year Item 22 of the provisional agenda* THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Letter dated 14 September 1973 from the Acting Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
On instructions of my Government I have the honour to refer to the letter addressed to you on 14 Septemb~er 1973 by the Permanent Representative of Syria and to state the following:
The aforesaid letter presents a distorted picture of the aerial engagement under reference.
In fact a routine patrol of the Israel Air Force, whilst out over the Mediterranean, was attacked by Syrian fighter planes which appeared from the direction of the Syrian coast. In the ensuing engagement nine Syrian planes were downed, as against one Israeli plane.
The pilot of the downed Israel~i plane parachuted safely into the sea. One of the Syrian pilots also bailed out into the Mediterranean. Subsequent to the aforesaid engagement, which had been brought about by the Syrian attack on the Israel patrol, Syrian fighter planes sought to interfere with the Israeli operation to rescue both the Israeli and Syrian pilots. Another engagement developed during which the Syrians lost four more aircraft.I
By that time the Syrian pilot was in considerable difficulties, but Israeli helicopters succeeded in rescuing both the Israeli and Syrian pilots.
Both the number of Israel aircraft involved and that of the planes lost by both sides are grotesquely falsified in the Syrian letter. However, that letter does admit that it was the Syrian fighter planes which launched the attack on the Israeli patrol.
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All the baseless allegations against Israel contained in the aforesaid Syrian letter are nothin~g but habitual rehash of their timeworn invective and sterile propaganda which has been categorically refuted by this Mission on past occasions.
Syria, as is well known, should be the last to complain about incidents of its own making in flagrant Violation of the Charter of the United Nations and of international law.
The aerial engagement of 13 September 1973 is the latest such incident for which Syria must accept complete and sole responsibility.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the Generall Assembly and of the Security Council.
(Signed) J. DORON Acting Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations LA'(
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6100 SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK. N. YI. 10017
PERMANENT MISSION OF ISRAEL OXFORD 7-5500 TO THE UNITED NATIONS
10 September 1973
Excellency,
.On instructions of my Government I have the honour to transmit a Note of 10 September 1973, addressed by the representative of Israel at the XO~th Assembly (Extraordinary) of ICAO to the President of that Session on the subject of the rockets and rocket-launchers discovered by the Italian authorities in the possession of Arab terrorists near the Fiumicino International Airport of Rome.
I have the honour to request thiat this letter and the aforesaid Note be circulated as an official V document of the Security Council and of the General Assembly (Item 94 of the Provisional Agenda of the 28th :1 Session). A I I J. Doron Acting Permanen~tRepresentaltive of Israel to the' United Nations Si I
CC- .36- His Excellency r Mr. Kurt Waldheim 'S The Secretary-Genera ii II V - (7j . * '
i.Youssoufa Diallo, Prý6sident de la XXe'Me Session (Extradrdinaire) de, l'Assembl'e G n~ale de 110,,A.6010,
1."on ieur le Pr6sident,
D'ordre de mon- gouvei~ierent, ilai V honneur dae soumoettre &hvotre attention certains faits re'cents, d'un~e gravite' exceptionnelle, q~ui int ressent inoontestableMent ].es travaux de 2la XXe'me Session1(xtraordinaire) de ltOr- ganisation de lAviation Civile 'internationale.
1.. Le' 5 oeptembre. 1973, les forces de secul'it6 de 1'Etat ItaJlien ont re'ussi 'amettre 1a main sur cinq terrorifjtes arabes et 'a evitraisuntrgde
2. Daris un appartement. occupe' par eec terroristes, ~~~~~~~ roii6iiditdelarport international de Rome Fiumnicino, ont e6te tr'ouv's deuk 'missilesslard m~e S.A,7., munis de -leurs -d4.spositifs de ilancement, -le tout en parfait 6tat de-fonationn~emnent-, Ces armes devaient servir a. abattre un avi on, de la compagnie israe'lienne Eml All" ý son- aL-errissa~ge Fiumicino ou son d6collage de l'a6roport.
3. 11 s'agit-en'lsesp~ce de missiles hautement perfectionn6s. cu'un, oaract~re-militaire 6vident et qui,' sont destin6s ý. atteindre des avions volant 'abasse altitude. Cos ar es n'on1t aucun. autre emploi,
4. Au ivioyen-Orient, ce~s missiles ne srnt. ein usage cjue. dansle am esrgulieres de la Syrie,,de 11Irak:ed 1.1 1gypte. Ils lour ont 6,t ý li re's par 1'tJ.R.'S.'. qui etl seu fournisseur de -ces engins aux etts arbs. Ce n'est. que par leur Canal! quece mssie on u reir aux mains. des terroristes arabes' appr6henrd~s.
5,j L.eraploi de ces ~niiss'i 1 es cerntre des a vi.o n en~
~ 1~e~,L-~crt: e11t~ c.~;d- 0.. ( tiýitj
un danger saris pýrt-cdcdert pour "'vau~ civL- Let2ev '-! d s a6roportt iriter~natioriaux sont, en grngral, des 'zort es cohstruites et habit6es. :Cears sont donc. egalernent, sus- ceptibles de provoquer. des domnmages 6normes ý. Ila population civiloe au. cas ou1, atteint en plein-vol par ces missiles,,.uný avion s'abasttrait sur une ti. rn (Ation.
6. -La renmise A-des terroristes arabes de missiles de caracte're militaire, destlnhsA .46trr de. avi ons :enxiieris en temnps de guerre par d-es eitats~arabes qui-savent-parfaite-, a0 0G/ 0 a0 ment ,'a quol serviront ces missiles entre de telles mains, constitue un acte inqualifiable dlintervention'illicite de la part de ces 05tats contre llaviation civile internationale. Elle repr~sente 6galement un accroissement impressionnant d3es rnoyens de destruction mis a la. disposition des terroristes arabos qui donnent h ceux-ci une possibilit6 accrue de porter atte-inte aux transports apiriens et de causer la mort de cen- taines de civils innocents. Ce terrorisme arabe a deijý cruel- loment frapp4 les passagers, les 6quipages et .les avions des compagnies a6riennes de nombreux 6~tats meT nbres de 11U.A.CJ.I
7. Los 6tats arabes qui ont fourni ces missiles aux uo.-roristes arab'es se sont faits les associe's et les co'nplces d~une riena:)ce eXcoptionnelle a 11aviation civile interriationale, violant airioi do fagon flagrante les CGonventions de Chicago et do) iviontrdall0 Ces 6v6,nements et leurs implications donnent une dirinonsion nouvelle ot dramatique aux p~rils qul menacent 1' a- v-iation civilo interriationale. Ils ont notamment une relation directo avec la question quo l0Assernbl~e a d6cid6 vendredi dernier, duinscrire ýt son ordre du jour et qui a pr~cis~rnent pour objet los actes d'intervention illicite commis par des 6tats au d~triment de 11aviation civile internationale.
Je vous prierais donc, L~ionsieur le Pr6sident, de bion vouloir faire distribuer une copie de 1;;- pr~sente lettre a toutes les d~le'g-ations a la. pr~sente session de luXCI
Jovuprie duagrt~er, ,,Ionsieur le Pr6sident, les' assurancos de ma profonde consid6ration~.
()Amiel E. LNajar Chef do la D6l6gation d'Isragl ZD,la Mj~iue Session (Extr'aurdinaire)
de lIAsseJ-,nbl(5e de l1Q 0.kC.I 0
Rome, le 10 septembre 1973 PERMANE NT 800 SECOND AVENUE REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL NEW YORK. N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNIT~ED NATIONS OXFORD 7-5500
The Acting Permanent Representative of I7 rael to *the United
Nations presents his compliments to the Secretary-General of the
United Nations and, with reference to the Secretary-General's Note
of 28 June 1973 concerning General Assembly resolution 2963-D(XXVII)
of 13 December 1972, has the honour, on instructions from his
Government, to state the following:
Being well aware of the humanitarian aspects of the problem lt
of the displaced persons who fled as a result of the hostilities
of June 1967, the Government of Israel has continued to seek to
reconcile the return of displaced persons with its responsibi~lity
for the safety, welfare and security of the local population and
the security of the State itself.
The conditions obtaining in the area are not, however, such
as to permit a large scale return of the aforesaid persons.
Arab Governments continue to jive aid and support to terroristA
organizations established in and acting from their soil, as.
well as to other subversive activities. Acts of aggression
across the cease-fire lines are encouraged and supported by
those Governments, whilst at the same time they continue to
oppose any action conducive to the reduction of terrorism or
likely to advance the cause of peace. This completely negative r 1 -
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approach to the problems of the region is the openly proclaimed policy of the Arab Governments.
Furthermore, facilities established by Israel for the orderly movement of people across the cease-fire lines, are being taken advantage of by these Governments for purposes of
subversion,. thus deliberately seeking to undermine any improve- ment of the situation.
In the circumstances the Government of Israel would be
failing in its basic duties and obligations if it were to close
its eyes -to this attitude of the Arab Governments and permit a massive influx of persons from countries, which never cease to proclaim their enmity towards Israel. To act in such an
irresponsible manner cannot be expected of the Government of Israel or any other Government.
Yet despite all these difficulties, the Government of Israel has also during the last year, as in previous years, continued to facilitate the return of persons, who had been displaced in
1967. The special arrangements for family reunion and hardship cases have been maintained, and co-operation in this respect with the local Arab authorities has continued. The total figure of displaced persons who have returned to their homes since 1967 stands now at nearly 50,,000. Further details on this matter will be provided by the delegation of Israel in the course of the debate on the report of the Commissioner-General -3-
of UNRWA at the forthcoming session of the General Assembly.
In conclusion, it must be observed that the annual debates
in-the General Assembly on the reports of the Commissioner-General
of UNRWA are used as an opportunity by Arab and several other
delegations to be exploited for political and propaganda purposes,
in a manner'which complicates and confounds the issue and which
intentionally hinders efforts to advance the real interests
of the refugees and displaced persons. Resolution 2963-D(xXVII)
failed to take into account the true conditions prevailing in
the area, and the Israe~l delegation, for this reason, was among
those voting against it.
The Acting Permanent Representative of Israel avails himself
of this opportunity to renew to the Secretary-General the assurances of his highest consideration.
30 August 1973 New York
,1ý k PERMANENT 1rqSEN AVNU
OXFORD 7-5500
The Acting Permanent Representative of Israel to the United
Nations presents his compliments to the Secretary-General of the
United Nations and, with reference to the Secretary-General's Note
of 28 June 1973 concerning General Assembly resolution 2963-C(XKvII)
of 13 December 1972, has the honour, on instructions from his
Government, to state th~e following:
As pointed out on previous occasions, e.g. in the reply
of the Permanent Representative of Israel of 8 August 1972
to the Note of the Secretary-General of 26 June 1972, Published
in Document A/8814 of 15 September 1972, the measures taken by
the Israeli authorities in'refugee camps in the Gaza area in
1971, were designed to put a stop to the campaign of terror,
murder and sabotage unleashed there by criminal terrorist
organizations based in Arab States and actively sustained and
supported by these States. These measures were directed
exclusively and specifically against the agents of these
organizations and were indispensable to save the lives of the
potential victims of their outrages.
The victims of those murderous activities - men, women
and children - were mainly members of the local Arab population,
including refugees. Pertinent details on this matter, as well a. -2-
as the relevant figures of the casualti~es caused by the terrorists-
exceeding 1600 - are set out in the aforesaid-.letter of the
Permanent Representative of Israel.
By virtue of their responsibility, as stipulated also in
Security Council resolution 237 (1967), to ensure the safety,
welfare and security of all the inhabitants in the area under
their control, the Israeli authorities took the necessary action
to protect the lives of the local population.
In view of the conditions obtaining in the refugee camps,
it was necessary to lay -6ut access roads there, which unavoidably
involved the demolition of a number of shelters.
As explained previously, every possible care was taken to
avoid undue hardship to the. inhabitants concerned. Alternative
accommodation was provided for and accepted by most of these
people, but some refugees expressed a preference for arrangements
of their own choice. Furthermore, compensation was paid for
expenses that had been incurred by inhabitants on improvements
in the structures which had been demolished, and cash grants
were given for the cost of moving into new housing. Assistance
was also provided in connexion with employment.
It has subsequently appeared that some of the arrangements
made at the time by a number of refugees had not proved satisfactory
to them. The Israeli authorities declared their readiness to
look into these cases, and a joint survey by the competent Israeli -3- authorities and representatives of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency was carried out and has recently been completed.
The necessary action is now being taken to prdvide suitable housing for the people concerned, in accordance with their needs.
As is well known, the security measures taken, as aforesaid, by the Israeli authorities have been most successful and have greatly benefited all the local inhabitants, including the refugees, who were enabled to engage in work and other normal activities without fear of terrorist attacks on their lives.
It has been generally acknowledged that the situation in the Gaza Area had improved out of all recognition. The misery and stagnation prevailing there during the nineteen years of
Egyptian misrule have been replaced by progress and prosperity.
Following upon a debate which again was exploited by Arab and several other delegations for their usual political and propaganda ends, not at all conducive to the advancement of the true interests of the refugees and displaced persons, resolu- tion 2963-C(XXVII) was adopted, although it deliberately ignored the true situation and distorted the facts. For this reason the delegation of Israel was among those who voted against it.
The Acting Permanent Representative of Israel avails himself of this opportunity to renew to the Sertr-eeýd--,- Zstýne of his highest consideration.
30 August 1973 ; New York antoai, for sg if you speak to him: the final version of reuters stor on.the mini' bre irig, as It went0to e micce east, d~id. not begin that the sg had. "downgraded." his trip to the mid~dle east but that he had. "clarified. the purpose." accord~ing to littlejohns, tekoah rang him afte the mini-briefing to ask what was said. -on being told he said. that was not enough; the sg had. promised. him a full retraction and. he was going to press for it. again, according to littlejohnsq tekoah rang half an hour later to say that he had. now seen the briefing notes, rather than stories on what had. been said. to have been said., he said he was therefore not pushing for any retraction. However, since reuters had. carried such a long story on the briefing would. they add. a take saying ; "Immed~iately fr a fter the UN briefing Amb Tekoah rang the SG and. received. clarifications on the SG's trip which were regarded. as acceptable, and. the clarifications were sent to Jerusalem". this was done by littlejohns. keith 9
Cl ca;: 2~
a-:cýc.isuroes' indicated displeasure over the ma- p--osituion ez ,Aciated. by the u.n. snokesnnan, today or. the s tatu+ s, of- h :aeiroran6,1.7, the-, said it couiOd make difficulties
f in-tr0 1hi in jrslm
in a rersona--l statceriet latelr, ~; 0 bea.vE.T. said. he
Liý1Sert k.J~r r answrs mi;ght >v-e 10-en inter-pre ted tý "goincoy ~ te -cretary-'(-no al declared position,, i-"a;ecn on h4. ~rzr~ece m t visit- to
0ur~a v::.; and jr5.'A mr0 .ah oho-in, s aiJ tuhrough, the spoke sman thatu 1"h _ v;:i 1.±n line wist e c-re tary-gencral's policy of visitJIing ec: ti and. re--gions in hi the u..ný has sp~ecial resporlsibilities. 1 a,- in. other suclh visits, the iratin obj;ectI was to make direct contact-wt the goverrnm~ent-s concerned, to 'ddPFuss the
c~r~l~ si~atonwith them, and to gain. la frthn x:~~i of th- nrollýems o-f 'hn area0
"the sec.,-etary--eneral does not havLe the intocntion to Present s-F.ekcif'ic proposals readn th milees
Problem although, naturally, one of the main objects of his visit is to discmuss that problem~r with -the governments concerned9' the statem2ent- said. (PICKUP AS R-EQUIR-:wl) 'TETIZ ICE J. l---y-;iv~7 re'at-or secr-etary-general kurxt
v**~"' .2.~j omr~~.~i ý .'jece rv ýeast visfit t
exoarr (-,'oG niw1e1t a dE,,s in. thY: .ref- and
&ieaany ire~to of ±kin- 'recifio ipropoPsals" -9cr a
v~~.17~-j d carif'i-d h-i s on 4-he tri-p alfter his puress s-.ok~esmar~. hkid dealt+at len-tjh witfL-. Questions about the status of
a ,.n,0 niemoran~du--: on tha sazb~ect of israeli -troo;
s-t -l . ;-r0 keith a.~ beavu-n., ls:&id th-e n m:=oaný
-nirepaciro on WO89 19719 had been end~orsed by tht er~r asse~foblir t-his was "the cont -t-LionEl1'y-a;"c~pteJ) jud'g....It of- a m,,A4o r organ o--: the v-. n ant:. , the re-for e, ha s -to b e erie a 6 suohA by tŽ.4'e secreta-riat, inclv:ýdirij, the oceay~~E iasIael haý:_- de--nounoed the n~eniorandum, .Ltmtted b the u0 h mI_iddla east re-presentaitive, dr0 nrnar v. arn- because it r'e :IjUlsted a comirztme nt to 'v.it'-drawal in r at--zr.,, for varal-lel Conimi-tments by egyrt and Jordan to nnaka peace wiA ½h the
3raeAs
a pro~posea ' endorsexrent of it by -the- scuouritv nourcil was one of th~e factors that led. the united statcF: to use its veto yesterday. more ml FR pJL2ATIiOFUg rSgrhOW AThTCI¶1 SECRETARIAT OBILYx 50 July 19D3
OPXW&AiLY 22&IPA's '3EfRF~r1lnG
It5.t Beavrni- at noon brie-fing, said that; the Seeret r-ceralwsi
Bn-dav~ct but~n.,vko eaOttl h;:ve been receivcnd today on his~ activities. S_Vxva wcOtd thit. soge 200 Bozýy S,,ccuts from Newi York and Florida area, pertcipsn~in the annuri. United Statesý Boy Scout Jaw-borae, vere visiting the United Nat~xons toct~y. Corýrespandexlte =:y meet them in Conference Room 2 at 15 0ý this af crexoii, Mr. Beavan addea,awnd Robeert Ryan would deliver a message on behaelf of' the Se-oretary--Geaeral.
On ather mutters., 14r. Bevcuam drwe attention to ca letter being sent to all Members ci' the United N-ations Developmaer. Progranme by the Administrator of UDOP, astein'j to1hat Israel will not a'p-py for further assistance after the prcwent tj'olsý V2tdz in Daeaber 196.L- the letter~, it is statedG that the FermeneThjxascntative of Israel 1'ztier-ted4 the w.jor factors- which led to the decifinnu. th'-at Is, its *awareness that, during the l9tfl-198l period more of thce UN)2? rezouarces Wmusti be alloca-ted to the less economica~lxr advanced doelTeqa7pin-,' evoutries in t~ewr of' theair incrxeasing developm-nt ezaictance needs". The Fe"2cn 'prc&3netati::ve maint~Ained the position,, however., that Israel was a develording coi*r, and stated that it1 would intenvsifýy relatio)nz with UNDJD enad otteor 8pci'iedaencies. As-eked if the letter wouild be is-sued as a P'ress Relesc, e sJaa i t old not, but corresponidents could revA the fall textý, Rand he weculd rwv a corw. "Ahc-d i-_. there have been a cable on Vthe arrival of the Ob server of Worth Koirea, Dir, vano said no inormation waa been received m onti.a
In reply to a question when the Soreay"enrl old viait the Middle East,, Mr. Bev~antru maid that no dates h~av been set so tar. Would the dates be decided before the end of this weelrh 1r Beavren said there ham been no indiection on iwhen the dates woul& be decidled. How many daysv did the Secretvrzy-Gencral plan to spend in Algeria., a correspondent aniwd. Wr. Leaven stated that the Secretarmy-General had Indicated in Vienna to correspondents that he wouald attend the conference of the non-aligned counteries the-re in September, betb there was no fuxrt'her information on it.
Inl reply to a question asked at, the briefing, LW, .:eaven later announced over the loud speakzer system that the PiN-me Mitnister of Austvalia, Mr. Whitler, was scheduled2 to visit the United Watton.a tomorrvtr from 11:,15 to 122 noon. In the abszence of the Secretery-Gencral., ther. Prime M4inister will3 be shown around
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TEXT ALMOST IDENTICAL ALL PAPERS FOLLOWS QUOTE UNATIONS SECCEN ISSUED A P2~
STATEMENT STATING THAT THE VISIT THAT HE HAS BEEN THINKING OF FOR A LONG TIME TALLIES WITH SECOENS POLICY TO VISIT STATES
AND REGIONS WJHERE UNATIONS HAS SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES,, IN CRDER TO CONDUCT DIRECT CONTACTS WITH THE GOVERNM1ENTS' COl-' CEP.NED AND TO DISCUSS THE PRESENT SITUATION WITH THEM. PARA
QUOTE THEN THE SECCEN SAID THAT HE DOES NOT INTEND TO PRESENT ANY SPECIFIC PROPOSALS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROBLEM OF THE MIDEAST PARA QUOTE THE SECGENS OFFICE ISSUED THIS STATEMENT TO
C.LARIFY A PREVIOUS ONE MADE AT THE PRESS BRIEFING TODAY (SATURDAY) BY WALDHEIMS SPOKESMA14 WHO CLARIFIED THAT
P4: THjý SUBQUOTE THAT THE MEMORANDUM TH kT THE INTER NATIONAL ENVOY
,GLUNNAR JARRING SUBMITTED TO EGYPT AND ISIRAEL ON EIGHT FEBRUARY UNSUBQUOTE, WHICH MEMORANDUM EGYPT ACCEPTED AND ISRAEL REJECTED STILL STANDS PARA QUOTE THIS STATEMENT AROUSED ANXIETY IN THE
ISRAELI CIRCLES ESPECIALLY THAT IT WAS. RUM-OURED 11 THE UNATIONS LOBBIES iTHAT
WALDHEIM. MAY MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO DISCUSS JARRINGS MEMORANDUM@ CONSEQUENTLY THE SECGENS OFFICE HAD TO ISSUE THE NEW STATEMENT
IN; ORD ER, TO REMOVE ANY ANXIETY THM IGHT AFFECT HIS FORTHCOMING QUOTE THEN THE SECOEN SAID THAT HE DOES NOT INTEND TO PRESENT ANY SPECIFIC PROPOSALS IN COVNECTION WITH THE PROBLEM OF THE
MIDEAST PC-A CUOTE THE SEOGENS OFFICE ISSUED THIS STATEMENT TO CLARIFY A PREVIOUS ONE MADE AT THE PRESS BRIEFING TODAY (SATURDAY) BY WALDHEIMS SPOKESMAN4 WHO CLARIFIED THAT P4 =
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GUNNIAT JARRING SUBMITTED TO EGYPT AND ISRAEL ON EIGHT FEBRUARY
UNISUBUQLOTE9 ,.HICIH MEMORANDUM EGYPT ACCEPTED AND ISRAEL REJECTED
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*AUGiUST UNQUOTE PARA TODAY (MONDAY) PAPERS FRONTPAGED NEWsS THAT PRESIDENT SADAT SENT MESSAGES OF APPRECIATION TO HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENTS OF THE SECCOUNCIL M4EMBER STATES EXCEPT THE * USA. PARA MONDAY PAPERS ALSO CARRIED NEUS ITEM THAT THE P7/49=
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OPT DAILY WEISS D$RThFING
Kelith Bcaerwans. at the OPT noon briefing today, said that the Iecretaw'y- G-eneral outald leave tonight for Eastern Burope at 1800 hours on Pic, American Flgt92.0 £tajyovers would be in Amoterdam and Vi'.nna.. He would ir-rive Zýn Eudwoacst Triz. E' *sarisan Air2Sac -014& Mligx'A.591 a-t 10:10 ant.o locCI. time Onl 22$ July..
The :nr~krjGenera1., he stated, hWd one appointmett toary, fl'* U. a.m. with Foreign Minister B1-Za~jyat of' Bgqrpt. This appoiataert was at Mr. Ml-Zeyjgttt'ý request. and as It wrao stifl In pro-gress, Wr. eawan :otild give oopad tsno gaid-an-ce onit
A corrýeispoizdent., referring, to the Secretary-Cen-eralla pluat to --..st the Wldde Ymast, azked aboutr the tatunbs of the Jariring mtaoracidum of 8 Febriaar-1?1 Was the Secretay-Ctr-anerza3 bound by it? (Vhia cud s'.t3. ar questionas had beenA asked of' the spok~ezý:e numerous times last. nigh't aO' this morn-ing ba.1otoe the brieling..)I
The JerrinS Ada.memoire, I?* Beavea said, was part of th" record of Unit-ed NV±Zt%1ons affrt to bring eboutl a solurtion tLo the MiNddlc East pr 'blem.,
Hie add'ed that hie did not wish to go into this ývcord by %1ltxzand pieces", riskin~g tamdiv!" out a paxt of a aeaiplete context. However., he sa1d, as reflected In pawagrah 3.105 of the Secretary-General' a report, General Assembly resolution 2799 (XXV) had en-dorsed the Jarring ma~nrandun of & Feb-ruary,- 197%, which "represeats a coaiuin~yaotdjudgement of a mfajor oragan of? the United Naticurn, and therefore, has to be regarded &u such.. Did that m-ean the Srtty-eca1regarded it as such? It haC to be regvw~tcd ax such by the Secretariab, including the Sec-retarzy-Goner 11., he said, andJ -. a. so stated as am&l in Vraxagraph 105 of the report,. The Zecretary-Goanra]. vas going to the area. well auwae of the record4 of the efforts of' the United Nations to bring, peace to the Middle East., as reported by himt to the Security Council,, at its requxest.
Did this refer to the past? J&Beavaa was ashed, He rep~led that the General Asnaambly, resolution vas in effectb at this time-, Was the Secrete!.y- General beaumo by the resolution? Thu. Gemrebay-Geenersl felt thaet it was- the conat~itu~tioi-amUafl-eJopted audgemamt of a niajor organ of the VUnted Ra~tion;., as stated in his report, Mr. Beavan ropeeted. Did the Secretarxy-Generalt C, tD)lAI~e Sz:'st w a. repxeaentati-ve Pf J2'ý-,Q eurt Couraicilt (lbvioarly, 1,r. Bee-avn repliedi, the Scretary- &vsz~uas houzd Ikv t~he decttczý xx' ttj-4. zt-jvar qrg;=ansof theý United ~ z.bldt no was not going as the, reparesentative of %he ;ýc13drty Coutta :i The cecretary-Gexueral's visit to' the area was not dupsade.nt On the deliberations of' the Council tbian week.; Hex said he lIwd tried to rake tb Ls clear at briefings during the weoh-"- T-he eannounce.,,nt regayrdlng Wis trip wa-s made before3 the OUanci1 resumed the second6 part of itsd& jietes -2-
A crepnortpointed out thatt the draft reSoluicton Stuipoatang Mw.Jrrintdsaie-Mm~oire had bee-r defeated yesterday In the Couincil, Did. thiso rzýaoai thot.- the Jarring memor-andwum no longe-!r applied,' that- it was
Therc woere am'.ny pwovisions In the d-raft resolutdion,' xk. De&vran pointed out,1 ande he 0:W'J lst. wish as Secretariat zpokest=e to single oute &ny one of tehem as bcinLlg thic reason for the seoalutton' a defeat. Whwt was the status of reollution ta ' b<, waz~ 'ý2ked. It raiMin effect., he said, Nothing that .sv5. thac-ppxýc1 Iin ltao Couneti1 yestorcb;'r changed that fromt being the Cra~y resolution tbo bo recogndiwzd by both sideis4 Woutld the Secretexy-t*eneral be oonnd by resolution 242? The Secretezy-(aeners1, -in his visit to the Middle- Ztwoul.d 'be acti~ng in accord wiith P'se principles of resolution 2A42,4
Wa; thxi~cre.,j-Ceea chnged lite decision not to tte~t I Jarring to the Midadlý ezEst? Mnt. 33eavan retlied that the com-positioan of the? Secret-ary- General a party as welAl wt the datee,ý for his vis.-It had not yet been decided ýUqon,
We t4. Setrctary-General1 recived rtny specific invitationn fr'om EmTbz Jordan anti. lnx-rAe le was invited. b~y aml thxree, Wr. Beavan replieda All had been aware of hiz aannouucenent,, it" wording and Its timing.
A correrponderit pe-lated cut that the Implication bad beeni O4ven- by United Iat-tonu ý.oeptesen that oanly onec party had raade a tortW±al avitatiort. Th'. Beaval St'ated that thlat Mine point hadW been made by the ornisnot necessarily by the- United Nations arkewsrm-4.
Was the1re t4,ythinc nowi to report on %,he Namibian stonp fiasco? 0& correspond-ent caked,2- Poo Bearan said he assumed that, the refereace waa to 2 Thdscveics abvut the stamp,, He saild t&At Robert kryan andi CX0 !týx*asimhan -ould Meet ca MOZtdy wiAth Paul Lu~saka; the Wrestdent of tfte Council for Namibia to dIscuss the sitratiou. Hie em}p&tAazed that the stamp had! not been withdrawn,
Wyms It the Ceserettn'iat viewt vtht thes staMP shoutld not be Wit'1bdrawn? he was thea aske4l -Mr. Deavarn replied that the Secretariat was asrre. of the money, spent. desigaing the stamp and th. kalf-millon dollars- ithzih would accrue to the reveanue of the Malted fations, "Ij impressloe., he added., "is that wmeters of tb-e Council for Naadbia are wenl aware of this situation and that boTh side: 1,713- bear this. in mind bi their talk&9. Was this' a political matter? Haxd'y Peztbithg in the United Nations was not political, he eaid.
Was the Coze-cIl consulted about t-he deslan? "&ntmbers of theý Council were nat consul1tea., 7,s far as I &amant he replied,
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G EN ERA L SEC UR I TY A/9 096 sf10969 ASSEMBLY CO0UN CI L 17 July 1973 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY SECURITY COUNCIL Twenty-eighth session T-%,enty-eighth year Item 22 of the preliminary list* THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Letter dated 17 July 1973 *from the Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
I have the honour, on instructions from my Government, to refer to the letter addressed to you on 5 July 1973 by the Permanent Representative of Morocco (A/9o87'-s/lo965), which was distributed on 10 July 1973.
The clearing and reconstruction of slums and the relocation of inhabitants from substandard dwellings to adequate housing is part of normal urban life and development. This is especially important in respect of certain parts of Jerusalem which had suffered from shocking neglect and deterioration during the 19 years of Jordanian occupation. This is the reason for the relocation of th 'efamilies ,referred to in the aforesaid Moroccan letter, all of whom have been offered alternative accommodation in greatly improved conditions.
Incidentally the number of families involved is 36 and not 51 as alleged in the Moroccan letter, and only three of them are of Moroccan origin.
In these circumstances, it is obvious that the letter from the Permanent Re-presentative of Morocco is not motivated by any constructive consideration and is part of the usual sterile propaganda of hostility.
Israel's policy in Jerusalem will continue to be guided by the interests of the city and the needs of all of its inhabitants. Every visitor to Jerusalem can see for himself that this policy is being successfully carried out to the benefit of all the inhabitants.
I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
(Signed) Yosef TEKOAH Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations
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800 SECOND AVENUE R PRES MAENTATVFIRE REPRSENTTIVE0~ IRAELNEW YORK. N. Y. 10017 TO THE UNITED NATIONS OXFORD'7.5500
17 July 1973
Excellency,
I have the honour, on instructions from my Government to refer to the letter addressed to you on 5 July 1973 by the Permanent Representative of Morocco (A/9087, S/10965 of 10 July 1973).
The clearing and reconstruction of slums and the relocation of inhabitants, from sub-standard dwellings to adequate housing is part of normal urban life and development. This is especially important in respect of certain parts of Jerusalem which had suffered from shocking neglect and deterioration during the nineteen years of Jordanian occupa- tion. This is the reason for the relocation of the families referred to in the aforesaid Moroccan letter, all of whiom have been offered alternative accommodation in greatly improved conditions.
Incidentally the number of families involved is 36 and not 51 as alleged in the Moroccan letter, and only three of them are of Moroccan origin.
In these circumstances it is obvious that the letter from the Permanent Representative of Morocco is not motivated by any constructive consideration and is part of the usual sterile propaganda of hostility.
Israel's policy in Jerusalem will continue to be guided by the interests of the city and the needs of all its inhabitants. Every visitor to Jerusalem can see for himself that this policy is being successfully carried out to the benefit of all the inhabitants.
His Excellency Mr. Kurt Wa ldheim The Secretary-General
C-'- I have the honour to request that this letter be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
osef Tekkoah~a Permanent epresentative of Israel to the United Nations
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b czzcwyyfzvyyV Ebar 28/! .4- AVIV , israel ' / - Foreign Minister Abba Fban says Tsrae]. in-tends to keey_.s n of the Arab territory .%altured Ir the 19.5r, War des~jt apy PIeslu~re from U.1%. S~egetary-Gereral 'Kurt ffaldbeii t~he first off'icial. reaction to ftldheim's rroi ected vist to Egyr t, Jordan and Israel sometime In the niext few mon~th3. E arhsaid Israel bag decided not to return to itq prewar borders. Bu t te Israeli occupation is temp~orary, and inuob territory car te retuorned, leaving Ilenty of room for negotiation, he said. --The foreIl, mialster-sal--ei -Waldheim wouild be welcea-en-Ir Tqrael.A Btit he' indi~cated that Israel has no' intentlion of ch'ain-gf-ng i-ts TositUorn that only direct negotiations with the Arabq I .Zav-ss. - kT-tK-'sa government "'the opporturity to d'193u~e the need for negotiations similar to those that erded disr~tei I- uroje and Asia,", Eban added.
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'V zt A! RNR 15 9 INITI!-TIVES (SCHEDULED) 7%' BY COLIN BICELER .JERUS LEM,9 JULY 13t REUTER-- FORE IGN MINISTRY OFFICI;LS SAID TO~nY TX T ISR;EL W;S ST ILL SE RCHING FOR SIGNS THAT ARAB STATEMENTS .BOUT REA.DINESS TO DISCUSS A. MIDDLE E ST SETTLEMENT WERE SERIOUS, BUT SO F R THERE 'PPE.RED TO BE MORE NOISE THAN SUBSE >NCE. A SENIOR OFFICI L S- ID TH5T TWICE IN THE PA1ST MONTH ISRAEL HAD TR IED TO0M KE CONT 7CI' THMROUGH D IRLCO-T IC CHA~NNELS WITH TUNISIA;N PRESIDENT' H BIB BOURGUIB.A ON HIS STATEMENTS ABOUT WILLINGNESS TO0 MEET 0. ISR'ELI REPRESENT T IVE p BUTT THERE HýD BEEN NO CONCRETE RESPONSE OTHER THA'N MORE PUBLIC STATEMENTS. "DESPITE PRESIDENT BOUFGUIB' S ST'TEMENTS AND OTHERS BY "LGERIjiN FOREIGN MINISTER ABDEL ZIZ BOUTEFLIK:A ON THE WAY TO 1MIDDLE EýSi SETTLEMENT, THE INDICTIONS OF ANYTHING CONCRETE H'PPENING -RE NOT ENCOURýGING," THE OFFICIAL SAID. THE ONE POSITIVE SIGN WISTH.T THE _.TMOSPHERE IN THE ARAB WORLD SEEMED TO BE GROWING RECOGNIT ION THT THEY MUST AT LEAST "P'Y LIP SERVICE" TO THE IDE OF NEGOTI;TIONS, IF ONLY EEC2USE THEY WERE BEING PRESSED BY SG4E WESTERN COUNTRIES ABOUT THEIR :-.TTrIf DE ON THE QUESI'IONy THE ISRAELIS SAID. ON THME Of HER H. D p T HE OFFI CIVLS FELT T HT T HE UNITED NAT IONS SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE ON THE MIDDLE EAST,tADJOURNED LAST MONTH FOR THE BREZHNEV-NIXON SADM ITt WAS UNLIKELY TO PROCD UCE NYTHING TH-T WOULD S TISFY EITHER THE 0RABS OR ISRAEL. THE ýSSESS'MENT IN JERUSOLEM WIS TH0V THEI EGYPTIANS, WHO INITIATED DEB TE,9 WERE NOW EMBnRRASSED AT DEVEL ORM'ENTS OR THE LACK OF THEM. MORE MD/MIC 1717 *NR 160 INIT I "T IVES 2 JER US'.LEM TH EB TE W.-S DUE TO RESUM'E ON MOND Y, BUT HA'S AGAIN EEEN POSTPONED S YET NO NEW D.ATE H "S BEEN SUGGESTED. "SO LONG -S THZ UNITED ST'TES CONTINUES ITS SUPPORT FOR THE 1967 RESOLUT ION 242 5ý PROVJIDING "FR'ýMEWOIRK FOR ci SETTLEMENT, IT IS H.RD TO SEE TH'T THE DEB TE COULD IN _NY CASE PRODUCE .ANYr HING NEW, SENIOR OFFICI L S' ID. ISR,:ýEL BELIEVES RESOLUT ION 242 PROVIDES THE FRAMEWORK FOR 1'EGCT IJ IONS BETWEEN THE P. RTIES. IT C';LLED ON ISRAEL TO WITHDR- W FROM TERRITORIES OCCUPIED IN THE 1967 SIX-DAY WAR, BUT URGED THE END Or 'LL ST TES OF BELLIGERENCY IN THE MIDDLE E-ST, RESPECT FOR EVERYONE S SCkJEREIGNTY, INTEGRITY AND INDEPENDENCE BEHIND SECURE NlD RECOGNIZED BOUNDARIES, AS WELL S 'JUST SETTLEMENT OF THE REFUGEE PROBLEM. UNDER THEE ISR.ELI INTERPRET TION THIS MEýNS ý'LL QUESTIONS OF HOW F.-R ISR EL SHOULD WITHDR'W IS '.M'TTER FOR DISCUSSION .JTTHE WE G aI.TING T BLE ND D OE S NOT RE QUIRE PRE COND IT IONS. .LGERI _N FOREIGN MINISTER BOUTEFLIK'. H -S SUGGESTED ISRAEL MUST 'LSO T LK WITH THE P'LESSTINI'N ^R.-BS. ISRA'EL HA"S SzAIID IT IS WILLING TO T 1.K WITH RECOGNIZED P-LESTICMII.N LE.DERS, BUT NOT THOSE REPRESENT ING THE GUERRILL - RG-*.NIZA-T IONS SINCE IT CONSIDERS THEM SELF .:PPOINTED. 'N ISR *ELI FCREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN ALSO0 EMPH'SIED TH.T THREE W-'RS SINCE 1948 H:.*D BEEN WITH IiRAB STATES, ANY PE CE SETTLEMENT MUST BE WITH THEM. BOURGUIB. H- S SUGGESTED RETURN TO THE ORIGIN:..L 1947, UNITED N. TIONS P-LE ST INE P RTIT ION B ORDER S , T0 WHI CH ISR AEL WOULD NOT AGREE. BUT THE ISRAýELIS S-Y EVEN THIS DOES NOT PRECLUDE DISCUSSIONS OF WI-fT IS POSSIBLE. MORE MD/M;AC 1720
INR 161 INITI--TIVES 3 JERUS LEM ON POSSIBILITY FOR -BRE'K OF THE DEADLOCK COULD BE A MOVE BY UNITED N-.IONS SECRET"RY GENER'.L KURT W:'LDHEIM9 WHO IS UNDER Sr oOC T 0 BE CONSIDER ING VISITS TO ISR `;EL AýND THE ARAB COUNTRIES TO SOUND OUT VIEWS ON THE SIT U'.TION* BUrT THE ISR'ELI GREEMEPIT TO HIS VISIT WOULD 'LSO BE DEPENDENT ON HIS HELPING BRINGING IBOUT NEGOTIA*'TIONS AND NOT MEDIATION. A FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICI.L SA"D "THERE IS LOT OF PUBLIC T.:.L KING GOING ON, BUT SO FýR NO SIGN OF ANY SUBSI ,NCE.- MEttNWHILE9, M HMOUD RI-D, SECRElT'RY-GENER:.L OF THE ARAB LE-. GUE FR ID '.Y C LLED FOR T OP-LEV EL MEET ING S TO0 M P T HE ARAB COURSE IN THE CONFRONT'TION WITH ISR-EL .'ND WfA'RNED TH-T INACTION COULD GIVE THE INITI.TIVE TO ISR,.EL. IN 'N INfERVIEW IN C IRO WITH THE BEIRUT D'ILY AN-NAHAýR, RI'D NOTED TH.-T THE ;1R'B-ISR .ELI W R W'.S A'N ISRAý-ELI DECISION AND S ID, -THERE IS NOTHING TO PREVENT ISR".EL FROM LAUNCHING AN .ýTT-CK -.G-.i,,sr EGYPT, SYRI-; OR SOUJTH LEB.NON. "IF TIE .'R BS F.-IL TO T1' DECISION ON THE RESUMIPTION OF HOSTILITIES, WH-.T WOULD PREVENT ISR-EL FROM DOING SO?- RI-*D F'.VORED PERIODIC '.Rt.B SUMMITS TO DEAL WITH WH:-iT HE CALE ENORMOUS PROBLEMS F-.CING THE :BN lIONS. REIJTER MD/MNC 1724