A/RES/1000(ES-I) GA

RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED WITHOUT REFERENCE TO A COMMITIEE Question considered by the Security Council at its 7 49th and 750th meetings, held on 30 October 1956 Resolution 997 (ES-I) The General .·1ssem/lly, Noting the disregard on many (Kcasions by parties to the Israel-Arab armistice agreements of 1949 of the terms of such agreements, and that the armed forces of Israel have penetrated deeply into Egyptian terri-- tory in violation of the General Armistice Agreement between Egypt and Israel uf 24 February 1949,4 Noting that armed forces of Fr:mce and the United Kingdom of Great Britain anrl Northern Ireland are conducting military operation~ against Egyptia11 terri- tory, Noting that traffic through the Suez Canal is now interrupted to the serious prejudice of many nations, Expressing its gra,_.e conrern over these develop- ments, 1. Urges as a matter of priority that all parties now involved in hostilities in the area agree to an immediate cease-Ere and, as part thereof, halt the movement of military forces and arms into the area; 2. Urges the parties to the armistice agreements promptly to withdraw all forces behind the armistice lines, to desist from raids across the armistice lines into neighbouring territory, and to observe scrupulously the provisions of the armistice agreements; 3. Reco1nmends that all Member States refrain from introducing military goods in the area of hostil- ities and in general refrain from any acts which would delay or prevent the implementation of the present resolution; 4. Urges that, upon the cease-fire being effective, steps be taken to reopen the Suez Canal and restore secure freedom of navigation; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to observe and report promptly on the compliance with the present resolution to the Security Council and to the General Assembly, for such further action as they may deem appropriate in accordance with the Charter; 6. Decides to remain in emergency session pending compliance with the present resolution. 562nd plenary meeting, 2 November 1956. Resolution 998 (ES-I) The General Assembly, Bearing in mind the urgent necessity of facilitating compliance with its resolution 997 (ES-I) of 2 Novem- ber 1956, 4 Official Records of the Security Council, Fourth Year, Special Supplement No. 3. 2 Hequests, as a matter of priority, the Secretary- General to submit to it within forty-eight hours a plan for the setting up, with the consent of the nations con- cerned, of an emergency international United Nations Force tu secure and supervise the cessation of hostilities in accordance \Yith all the terms of the aforementioned re~olutiun. 563rd plenary meeting, 4 November 1956. Resolution 999 (ES-I) /'fie General .·lsscmb/_\', .V oti11g with rcyret that not all the parties concerned have yet agreed to comply with the provisions of its resol11tio11 <J97 ( l•:S-I) of 2 November 195(,, Xotiny the spe,ial priority given in that resolution tu an immediate cease-fire and, as part thereof, to the halting of the movement of military forces and arms in t II the area, Yoiiny furlht'r that the resolution urged the parties tu the armistice agreements promptly to withdraw all forces behind the armistice lines, to desist from raids a,ross tl1e armistice lines into neighbouring territory, all(l to obsen-e scrupulously the provisions of the ar111istice agreemc11ts, I_ Reaffirms its resolution 997 (ES-I), and once again ca11s upon the parties immediately to comply with the provisions of the said resolution; l. ,-luthori:::es the Secretarv-General immediately to arrange with the parties con:erned for the i111ple111en- tation of the cease-fire and the halting of the movement of military forces and arms into the area, and requests him to report compliance forthwith and. in any case, 11ut later than twelve hours from the time of adoption of the present resolution; 3. Requests the Secretary-General, with the as- ;,istance of the Chief of Staff and the members of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, to obtain compliance of the withdrawal of all forces behind the armistice lines; 4. Decides to meet again immediately on receipt of the Secretary-General's report referred to in paragraph :? of the present resolution_ 563rd plenary meeting, 4 November 1956. Resolution 1000 (ES-I) The General Asse111bly, Having requested the Secretary-General, m its reso- lution 998 (ES-I) of 4 November 1956, to submit to it a plan for an emergency international United Nations Force, for the purposes stated, General As~emhly-First Emergency Special Session 3 Noting 'lvith satisfaction the first report of the Secre- tary-General on the plan,5 and having in mind particu- larly paragraph 4 of that report, 1. Establishes a United Nations Command for an emergency international Force to secme and supervise the cessation of hostilities in accordance with all the terms of General Assembly resolution 9()7 (ES-I) of 2 November 1956; 2. Appoints, on an emergency basis, the Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organi- zation, Major-General E. L. M. Burn~. as Chid of the Command; 3. Authorizes the Chief of the Command imme- diately to recruit, from the observer corps of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, a limited number of officers who shall be nationals of countries other than those having permanent membership in the Security Council, and further authorizes him, in con- sultation with the Secretary-General, to undertake the recruitment directly, from various Member States other than the pennanent members of the Security Council, of the additional number of offlcers needed;" 4. Invites the Secretary-General to take such admin- istrative measures as may he neces:-;ary for the prompt execution of the actions envi.,aged in the present reso- lution. 565th plenary meeting, 5 November 1956. Resolution 1001 (ES-I) The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution ~)7 ( ES-l J o( 2 November 1956 concerning the cease-tire, 11 ithdrawal of troops and ot_her ma~ters related to the military operations in Egyptian terntory, as well as its resolution 998 (ES-I) of 4 November 1956 concerning the reque:,;t to the ?ecreta~y-Gener~l to su~mit a plan for an emergency mternat1onal Umted Nations Force, ~ Having establislied by its resolution 1000 ( ES-1) of J November 1956 a United Nations Command for an emergency international Force, having appointed the Chief C?f S_taff of th~ United Nations Truce Supervision Orga111zat10n as Chief of the Command with authoriza- tion to him to begin the recruitment of officers for the Command, and having invited the Secretary-General to take the administrative measures necessarv for the prompt execution of that resolution. · Noting with appreciation the second and final report ?f the S_ecretar};'-<:;eneral6 ~m the plan for an emergency 111ternat10nal Umted Nations Force as requested in General Assembly resolution 99R (ES-Tl. and having examined that plan, 1. E.xpres~es jts approval of the guiding principles ~or the ?rgamzat~on an;f ~unctioning of the emergency mternat10nal Umte<l Nations Force as expounded in paragraphs 6 to 9 of the Secretary-General's report; 2. Concurs in the definition of the functions of the Force as stated i11 paragraph l.:? of the Secretary- General's report; 3 .. Invit~s the Secretary-General to continue dis- cuss10ns with Governments of ~ ember States concern- ing offers of participation in the Force, toward the objective of its halanced composition ; 5 Q_fficial R_ecrwds of the General Assembly, First Emerq,mrv Specwl Session, Anne.res, agenda item 5, document .\/J289. · 6 Ibid., document A/3302. 4. Requests the Chief of the Command, in consulta- tion with the Secretary-General as regards size and rnmposition, to proceed forthwith with the ful] organi- zation of the Force; 5. Appro,_1es provisiona1lv the basic rule concerning the financing of the Force °bid down in paragraph 15 (li the Secretary-General's report; CJ. Establishes an Advisory Committee composed of one representative from each of the following coun- tries: Brazil, Canada, Ceylon, C"olomhia, Tndia, Norway and Pakistan, and requests this Committee, whose ( :hairman shall be the Secretary-General, to undertake the development of those aspects of the planning for the Force and its operation not already dealt with by the (_;eneral Assembly and 11 hich do nc,t iall within the area of the direct responsibility of the C:hid of the c:ommancl: 7. Authori:::es the Secretarv-General to issue all regulations and instructions \\'hich may he essential to the effective functioning of the Force. iollowing con- sultation with the Committee aforementioned, and to take all other necessary administrative ancl t>:::ecutive action; ~- nctermines that, following the fulfilment of the 1111mcdiate responsibilities defined for it in operative paragraphs <> arnl 7 above, the Advisory Committee ,hall continue to assist the Secretarv-Ceneral in the responsil1ilities falling to him under" the present and othn relevant resolutions: () lhcides that the Advisory Committee, in the per- fonnance of its duties, shall he empm1 ered to request. t hrongh the usual procedures, the cun vcning of the l ;eneral .\ssembl_v and to report to the :\sscmhly when- ('1·cr 111atters arise which. in its opinion, are of such 11rgencv and importance as to reqnire consideration Ii:,· the ( ;eneral Assembly itself; 10. Requt'sls all :i\Iemhcr States to aff(lrd :1~~i~t:1,1Cl' as necessary to the United Nations Command in the performance of its function.s, inclucli11g arra11:,;c111ents for pas:-age to and from the area in\·oh·ecl. 567th plenary meeting, 7 November 1956. Resolution 1002 (ES-I) '/'he General • lssn11bly. N.ecalfing its resolutions CJ~7 (ES-I) oi 2 l\overnber 1956, 998 (ES-I 'i and <J<J<J ( I•:S-1) of 4 .:\"ovemlll'r 19.Sr, and 1000 (ES-I'! of 5 '\fovernlwr 1956. adopted ln overwhelming majorities, Noting in partiwlar that the General ,\ss<'(11hlv. liv its resolution 1000 (ES-I), established a Unitel Na- tions Command for an emergency international Force to secure and supl'rvise the cessation (lf hostilities in accordance with a 11 the terms of its resolution 997 (ES-I), 1. Reaffirms the above-mentioned resol11tions; 2. Calls once again upon I ~rael immediately to 1,·ith- draw all its forces behind the armistice lines established hy the General Armistice .-\greement between Egypt and Israel of 24 February 1949 ;7 J. Calls onCI' agai11 upon the United Kin°c] 1111 and France immediately to 1,ithdr:rn· all their fo~ccs fro111 Egyptian territory, consistentlv with the ahove- mentioned resolutions : · 7 Official RNnrd., nf 1/,r Suuritv Co,mril. Fnu,·th i·,.l'r, S{'r- rial Supplemmt .V n. 3. ·

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