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UN Security Council
Resolution 62 |
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UN Security Council
Resolution 62 |
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Introduction
Security Council resolution 62 was the resolution empowering the conclusion of armistice agreements. The talks were held in Rhodes during the following year, under the aegis of UN Mediator Ralph Bunche, and were intended to lead to a permanent peace. The following agreements were concluded subsequently:
Armistice agreement between Israel and Egypt - February 24, 1949
Armistice agreement between Israel and Lebanon - March 23, 1949
Armistice agreement between Israel and Jordan - April 3, 1949
Armistice agreement between Israel and Syria- June 20, 1949
Relevant Maps:
Map of UN Partition Plan for Palestine - 1947
Map of Jerusalem - UN 'Corpus Separatum' and Divided Jerusalem
Map of 1949 Israel Armistice Lines - The Green Line
Syrian Israeli Armistice of 1949 - borders and detailed map
Ralph Bunche received the Nobel Prize for Peace for his work in negotiating the agreements.
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| S/RES/62 (1968) S/1080 16 November 1948 |
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The Security Council,
Reaffirming
its previous resolutions concerning the establishment and implementation of the
truce in Palestine, and recalling particularly its resolution 54 (1948) of 15
July 1948 which determined that the situation in Palestine constitutes a threat
to the peace within the meaning of Article 39 of the Charter of the United
Nations,
Taking note
that the General Assembly is continuing its consideration of the future
government of Palestine in response to the request of the Security Council in
its resolution 44 (1948) of 1 April 1948,
Without prejudice
to the actions of the Acting Mediator regarding the implementation of Security
Council resolution 61 (1948) of 4 November 1948,
1. Decides
that, in order to eliminate the threat to the peace in Palestine and to
facilitate the transition from the present truce to permanent peace in
Palestine, an armistice shall be established in all sectors of Palestine;
2. Calls
upon the parties directly involved in
the conflict in Palestine, as a further provisional measure under Article 40 of
the Charter, to seek agreement forthwith, by negotiations conducted either
directly or through the Acting Mediator, with a view to the immediate
establishment of the armistice, including:
(a) The delineation of permanent armistice
demarcation lines beyond which the armed forces of the respective parties shall
not move;
(b) Such withdrawal and reduction of their armed
forces will ensure the maintenance of the armistice during the transition to
permanent peace in Palestine.
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The draft resolution was voted on in
parts. No vote was taken on the text as a whole