A/RES/999(ES-I) GA

RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED WITHOUT REFERENCE TO A COMMITIEE Question considered hy the Security Council al its 7 49th and 750th meetings, held on 30 October 1956 Resolution 997 (ES-1) The General .·1ssem/lly, N oting the disregard on man y (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 cleeply into Egyptian terri-- tory in violation of the Ceneral Armistice Agreement between Egypt and Israel uî 24 February 1949,4 N oting that armed forces of Fr:mcc and the United Kingclom of Great Britain anrl Northern Ireland are conclucting military operatioth against Egyptia11 terri- tory, N oting that traffic through the Suez Canal is now interrupted to the serious prcjuclicc of many nations, Expressing ifs gra,_.e conrern over t hesc develop- ments, 1. Urges as a matter of priority that all parties now involvecl in hostilities in the area agree to an immediate cease-Ere and, as part thereof, halt the movernent of military forces and arms into the area; 2. Urges the parties to the armistice agreements prornptly to withdraw ail forces behind the armistice lines, to desist from raids across the armistice lines into neighbouring territory, ami to observe scrupulously the provisions of the armistice agreements; 3. Reco1nmends that all Membcr States refrain from introducing military guods 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 reopcn 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 Novembe-r 1956. Resolution 998 (ES-1) The General Assembly, Bearing in mind the urgent necessity of facilitating compliancc with its resolution 997 (ES-I) of 2 Novem- ber 1956, 4 Official Records of the Security Council, Fourth Year, Special Supplcment No. 3. 2 Hequests, as a matter of priority, the Secretary- General to suhmit to it within forty-eight hours a plan for the setting up, with the consent of the nations con- ccrnecl, of an emergency international United Nations Force tu secure and supervise the cessation of hostilities in accordancc \Yith all the tenns of the aforementioned re~olutiun. 563rd plenary meeting, 4 November 1956. Resolution 999 (ES-1) /'lie Gcncral .·lsscmb/_\', .V oti11g with rcyret that not ail the parties concerned have yet agreed to comply with the provisions of its resol11tio11 <J97 ( l•:S-I) of 2 N ovember l 95ü, Xotiny the spe,ial priority given in that resolution tu an immcdiate ccase-fire and, as part thereof, to the halting of the movcmcnt of military forces and arrns i11t1, the arca, Yoiiny furlht'r that tlw rcsolution urged the parties tu the armistice agreements promptly to withdraw al! forces hehin<l the armistice lines, to desist from raids a,ross tl1e armistice lines into neighbouring territory, all(l to obsen-c scrupulo11sly the provisions of the ar111istice agreemc11ts, 1- Reafjinns its resolution 99ï ( ES-I), and once again ca11s upon the parties immediatcly to comply with the provisions of the saie! 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 ürganization, to obtain compliance of the withdrawal of ail forces hehind the armistice lines; 4. Decides to meet again immecliately 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-1) The General Asse111bly, llaving requested the Secretary-General, m its reso- lution 998 (ES-I) of 4 Novernber 1956, to submit toit a plan for an emergency international United Nations Force, for the purpuses stated,

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