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Envelope No. 1 • Notes from Secretary-General's Meetings In UN Secretariat Item Scan - Barcode - Record Title Page Date 22/05/2006 Time 4:37:26 PM S-0865-0001 -01-00001 Expanded Number S-0865-0001 -01 -00001 Title |tems-in-Peace-keeping operations - Middle East - envelope No. 1 • notes from Secretary-General's meetings in Cairo, 24 May 1967 with President Nasser and Foreign Minister Mahmoud Riad, UAR (with U Thant's notes by his own hand) Date Created 24/05/1967 Record Type Archival Item Container s-0865-0001: Peace-Keeping Operations Files of the Secretary-General: U Thant - Middle East Print Name of Person Submit Image Signature of Person Submit If ! I UNITEDNATIONS NATIONS UNIES NEW YORK UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES NEW YORK CABLE ADDRESS ADRESSE TELEGRAPHIQUE UNATIONS NEWYORK ^fc ^-^ tSB-fa«rcs=e , '•—C&^ MSETING_WITH PRESIDENT NASSER Cairo~- 24 May 196T .— , DECLASSIFIED -Meetin^attende -d by : i' Secretary-General Mr. Mahmoud Fawzy, Deputy'presi Ma 3 or -General I. J. Rikhye for Foreign Affairs Mr. Mahmoud Riad, Foreign Minister 1. The President received the SG at his residence/at 2000 hours on 24 May 1967. The SG- opened the conversation by saying that he was required to make a report to the Security Council on his visit to Cairo. He would therefore like to have the President's reaction to his proposal on declaring a moratorium in the G-ulf of Aqaba. ^p 2. The President briefly stated the position of the UAR along the same lines as the Foreign Minister during SG's meeting with him earlier in the day.T President said that already two ships entering the G-ulf had been searched by the UAR; however, he wished to help the UN in restoring peace, especially when it was threatened by the tjkL*4S attitude of Israel :wtee- had given every indication of invading Sharm /^» el Sheikh. UAR forces were prepared to defend themselves. President would, however, accept SG's proposal for a moratorium for a period of two weeks. It was no longer possible for him to physically withdraw his blockade, but he would issue orders that his people in the G-ulf would be "good boys" as long as Israel on its part complied with SG's request. 3. SG stated that he would cable Bunche tonight,to carry out consul- tations to persuade Israel not to send shipping through the Gulf/o-v and othor oountrico to refrain from sending strategic materials to Silat as defined by the UAR. - 2 - 4. The question of UN supervising compliance of this agreement during the two-week moratorium period was considered and rejected by the President on the grounds of breach of armed forces' security involved with any UN presence. 5. The President said that UAR had achieved its goal by returning to pre-1956 position, with one difference: that they were now in a position to defend their country and their rights. He had accepted offer of troops from Algeria, Kuwait, and Iraq. UAR did not require military assistance from any other Arab country, but it was important K^t^pxr to agree to[token contributions in the interest of the morale of the /•»• Arab world. The populace of these countries had received a great fillip in their morale, and many volunteers were offering themselves for the fight against Israel. 6. President covered the position of the major Powers and blocs on the question of the Gulf blockade. He said that the US had always supported Israel. The Russians have declared their support for the UAR. France was neutral, and the UK followed the US line. The line- up was typical of the present division amongst the major Powers. UAR relations with US have deteriorated over the years because of a clash of mutual interests. US had applied economic pressure and stopped assistance last year. UAR had to reduce its industrial production and to limit importation of raw material to provide sufficient hard ^C-OTvew^ve currency to buy food. The,position had improved for this year. The President had declined, howeverA- , any offers of assistance from US, UK, and West Germany. His position also was that if credits were made available, interest on past loans would be paid. He had therefore refused to pay interest on loans to US, UK, and West Germany. The Wea?i«L/ Monetary Fund had also applied some pressures as had the Int o mat ioqial Bank. But his position was, if no more credits, no payment of past dues and interest. France and Italy had renegotiated medium loans to long-term loans. They had also been able to obtain some credit elsewhere, and the UAR economic position had somewhat improved. He concluded by stating UAH's determination to retain its independence of action and to defend its sovereignty and its rights. 7- The SG- asked President's comments on the possibility of appoint- ment of a special representative to the area with possible location at G-aza. The President said that US and Canada had in 1957 attempted to place G-aza Strip under UNEF administration. This was unacceptable to UAR then as *S|s- would be any appointment which might indicate international presence after withdrawal of UWEF by anyone other than EIMAC. The President offered, however, to accept any UN diplomatic presence in Cairo and assured the SG- of his fullest co-operation. 8. During a discussion on possible developments during the Security Council meeting, FM said that the item inscribed was the Middle East. There were lots of trouble spots in the Middle East besides the G-ulf of Aqaba, and it would appear that a free-for-all discussion would take place in the Security Council. The SG- said that the Security Council was involved in a procedural wrangle and would probably waste time on it. The President said that he had already instructed the FM to open the UN files on the failure on the part of Israel to comply with UN resolutions. On the other hand, Egypt had always supported and co-operated with the UN and would continue to do so. 9. The President then raised the question of removal and disposal of UWEF property. He said that their armed forces would be prepared to buy any items for disposal. _ 4 - 10. Rikhye informed President of the arrangements already made that certain items, including vehicles, radio sets, and other military type equipment, would "be transferred to Pisa and Jerusalem as required. Other items for disposal were being sorted out, and the UAR would be informed about availability. 11. The SG- confirmed arrangements, especially about the transfer of certain items to pisa and Jerusalem. The President expressed his acceptance of such an arrangement and promised his fullest co-operation. He said that if any difficulties arose, these should be brought to the notice of the armed forces authorities who had his instructions to co-operate with UN. 12. The President then offered to the SG- the highest UAR military decoration for UNEF. At first this was misunderstood; SO- and Rikhye thought the offer was for individual officers and men. The president, however, clarified the point by saying that he was offering a decora- tion, for UBEF as a whole along the customary military lines when a whole unit or a formation is decorated. The SG- said that he would like to give further consideration to this generous offer of the President and would send him a reply from New York. 13. The President stated his gratitude to UNEF and to UK for helping the UAR in 1956 and since then till now. He conveyed his great appreciation for the assistance rendered by UNEF in keeping and main- taining peace in the area. He asked Rikhye to convey his personal thanks to all ranks for the services rendered to the UAR and for keeping peace in the area. MEETING- WITH FOREIGN MINISTBT OF UAR Cairo - 24 May 196? DECLASSIFIED Meeting attended by; Secretary-General Mr. Mahmoud^Riad,"~WreTgn" MmTster UAR Major-General I. J. Rikhye Ambassador Ahmed Hassan Elfki, Under-Secretary, Ministry ^f-J Mr. Ismail Fahrny, Director, Inter- national Organization Department 1. The meeting opened at -iLOQQ hours cm 24 May 1967 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office, G-iaa. The SG- started the conversation by developments which had led to his ordering the withdrawal Cvy^^tf^- **£- NEF. He said that he had sought ad-vAoe—£geg UNEF Advisory v-*-£ <ve£«rri t_1_<.<3 "fsL&e-ws, Braail, Canada, Denmark, and Norway were opposed to with- "(fc^, ^-^ °—^- &'<n^-n-g^~'Tj £^*5^n. cLX and wanted him to refer to/General Assembly/. Sweden was- also "to ^-p|xr«r-o-e, o^-"tK^ a^tJd^m er^- -^SjsS^ df>-f^~s^., ^» away ifrom- approval. Only India, Pakistan, and Yugoslavia fully @"tvfe-t-iLs/ '^-lt»-<' C«rvv»-<-^-fcvt-»-v> ^a^rr^a-X. "t t-Z. supported his action. / France's attitude aaa.neutral. UK and US were opposed to withdrawal, c^*L fe ^^ ^e™^—^ «-J —^^ ^ t-^JT &&$, o-*j,j^->{— ^o-r ^v>-.Tn-_- jjLf-^C- *oJ£. cU^«-»*>-**-C - *TI^ gi»>-«-^ 2. SG then discussed Ambassador Goldberg's letter* to him and gave a ^ stCL*£-«-6 copy to FM for his personal information. This letter Dtatoo US policy regarding its commitments to Israel in the event of aggression against Israel. 3. FM, in a lengthy discourse, gave details of events which led to UAR's request for withdrawal of UNEF from Sinai and later completely from this area. He said a few days ago the area was peaceful. There had, however, been a legacy of escalation of aggression by Israel against Arabs, especially against Jordan and Syria.
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