THE SITCATIO, IN THE MIDDLE EAST"

Decisions Resolution 368 (197 5) of 17 April 1975 On 10 J anuarv 1975, the President of the Securil v Council issued a' note" in which he recalled that th~ The Security Council, Secretarv-General had informed the Council in Novem­ Recalling its resolutions 338 ( I 973) of 22 October, ber 197'.+ of the intention of the Government of Peru 340 ( 1973) of 25 October and 341 ( 1973) of 2 7 Octo­ tn withdraw its contingl'nt from the United Nations D:s­ ber 1973, 346 ( 1974) of 8 April and 362 (1974) of engagcment Observer -Force ( L:',;DOF) in the first half 23 October 1974, of 1975. The President added that on 18 December Having considered the report of the Secretary-General l 974, the Secretary-G-.'.neral had :isked him to bring to on the United Nations Emerg,·ncy Force ( S/ 1 I 670 and the attcntiun of the members of the Council the Secre­ Corr. I and 2), tary-General\ intcnti,rn at the request of the Gov­ ernment pf Peru to rdease BrigaJi-cr-General Gonzalo rlaving noted the developm,:nts in the situation in the Brice110 Zevallos from his assig~1ment as Interim Com­ .\1idd!e East, mander of L1:'~DOF as of 15 D~cember 1974. The Pres­ Expressing concern over the prevailing state of ten­ ident st:.ited tlwt in a letter dated 8 January I 975 he had sion in the area, informed the Secrd:iry-General as follows: Decides: "After consultations with the illL'mbers of the ( u) To call upon the parties concerned to imple­ Council, I am able to inform you that the Council ment immediately Security Council resolution 338 took note of the intention of the Government of ( 1973); Peru and expressed its gratitude to the Government (b) To renew the mandate of the United Nations of P.::ru for the manner in which the Peruvian contin­ Emergency Force for a period of three months, that is, gent carried out the important duties assigned to it. until 24 ; ''The members of the Council await communica­ (c) To request the Secretary-General to submit at tion from you concerning which country of Latin the end of this period a report on the developments in America would be able to provide a contingent for the situation and the measure-, taken to implement res­ U:'JDOF to replace the Peruvian contingent in order olution 338 ( 1973). to continue their consultations on this matter. Adopted at the 182 Ist meet­ "The Chinese delegation dissociates itself from ing by 13 votes to none_ll this matter.·• The President stated further that in a <,ccond letter dated 8 J:muary he held informed the Sccr,..-tary-General as follows: "After consuitations with the members of the Council, I am able to inform you that the C0uncil Resolution 369 (1975) has taken note of your agreement to release General Briceno and hi1S no objection to h:iving Colonel of 28 Hannes Philipp, Chief of Staff of C:'JDOF, carry out Gene re:! Briceno ·s functions on a temporary basis. The Security Council, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General ··The Council is awaiting your proposc1l concerning on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, 12 a su:cessor to General Briceno in order that the ques­ tion of the appointment of a Cm1mander of UNDOF Having noted the efforts made to establish a lasting may be settled. and just peace in the Middle East area and the develop­ ments in the situation in the area, ''The Chines2 d~)~,g::itiu:1 d:sso~'i:1t~·s itself from this Expressing concern over the prevailing state of ten­ matter." - sion in the area, Reaffirming that the two agreements on disengage­ ment of forces are only a step towards the implementa­ tion of Security Council resolution 338 (1973) of 22 At its 1821 st meeting, on 17 April 1975, the Coun­ , cil decided to invite the representatives of Egypt and Decides: to participate, without vote, in the discussion of (a) To call upon the parties concerned to im­ the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East: plement immediately Security Council resolution 338 report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations 10 ( 1973); Emergency Force (S/11670 and Corr.I and 2)". ( b) To renew the mandate of the United Nations

R Resolutions or decisions on this question were also adopted Disengagement Observer Force for another period of by the Council in 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 six months; and 1974. 9 Official Records of the Security Council, Thirtieth Year, 11 Two members (China and Iraq) did not participate in Supplement for January, February and , document the voting. S/11595. 12 Official Records of the Security Council, Thirtieth Year, 10 Ibid., Supplement for April, May and . Supplement for April, May and June 1975, document S/11694.

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