"The Palestine question - Compliance with and ! « La question de Palestine. - Mise en reuvre et respect

enforcement of the General Armistice Agreements, des Conventions d'armistice general, eu egard notamment

with special reference to recent acts of violence, and in : aux actes de violenc~ recemment commis et en particulier
particular to the incident at Qibya on 14-15 October i a !'incident survenu a Qibya les 14 et 15 octobre 1953:

1953: report by the Chief of Staff of the Truce Supervision rapport du Chef d ·~tat-major de l'Organisme charge de

Organization".

la surveillance de la ueve >).

lOO (1953). Resolution of 27 October 1953

lOO (1953). Re,.olution du 27 octobre 1953

[S/3128]

[S/3128]

The Security Council,

Le Conseil de securite,

Having taken note of the report of the Chief of Staff Ayant pris acte du rapport du Chef d'etat-major de

of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization l'Organisme des Nations Unies charge de la surveillance

in Palestine dated 23 October 1953,6

de la treve en Palestine, en date du 23 octobre 1953 ·.

Desirous of facilitating the consideration of the question, without however prejudicing the rights, claims or position of the parties concerned,
l. Deems it desirable to that end that the works started in the demilitarized zone on 2 September 1953 should be suspended during the urgent examination of the question by the Security Council;

Desireux de faciliter l'examen de la question, sans toutefois prejuger en rien Ies droits, les pretentions ou la position des parties interessees,
1. Juge souhaitable a cet effet que les travaux entrepris
dans la zone demilitarisee, le 2 septembre 1953, soient suspendus pendant le prompt examen de la question par le Conseil de securite;

2. Notes with satisfaction the statement made by the Israel representative at the 631st meeting regarding the undertaking given by his Government to suspend the works in question during that examination;

2. Prend acte aH'C satisfaction de la declaration faite
par le representant d 'Israel a la 631 e seance au sujet de
!'engagement pris par son gouvernement d'interrompre
les travaux en cause pendant la duree de cet examen;

3. Relies on* the Chief of Staff of the Truce Supervision 3. S'en remet au Chef d'etat-major de l'Organisme

Organization to inform it regarding the fulfilment of charge de la surveillance de la treve pour qu'ille renseigne

that undertaking.

' sur !'execution de cet engagement.

Adopted unanimously at the 6.1lst meeting.

Adoptee a l'unanimite d la
6.31' seance.

Decision!!

De(·isioWl

At its 632nd meeting, on 29 October 1953, the Council A sa 632e seance, le 29 octobre 1953, le Conseil a
decided that at the next meeting on the item entitled decide que, lors de la seance suivante consacree al'examen

''The Palestine question - Compliance with and de la question intitu!t!e « La question de Palestine. - Mise

enforcement of the General Armistice Agreements, with en reuvre et respect des Conventions d'armistice general,

ispecial reference to recent acts of violence, and in eu egard notamment aux actes de violence recemment particular to the incident at Qibya on 14-15 October commis et en particulier a !'incident survenu a Qibya les

1953: report by the Chief of Staff of the Truce Supervision 1 14 et 15 octobre 1953: rapport du Chefd'etat-major de

Organization" the representative of Jordan would be · l'Organisme charge de la surveillance de la treve », le
invited to participate, without vote, in the discussion representant de la Jordanie serait invite a participer a

and that, in the meantime, any questions that he wished la discussion, sans droit de vote, et qu 'il devait, entre-

to put to the Chief of Staff should be submitted in temps, soumettre par ecrit les questions qu'il souhaitait

writing.

adresser au Chef d 'etat-major.
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· Ibid., document S/3122. · Para~raph 3 of the English text of tht: draft resolution as adopted began w1th the word ·'Requests...". At the 633rd meeting, the President, following a remark by the representative of France, stated that the correct translation of the original Fn::nch was "Relies
on..." (See Official Records of the Security Council, Eighth Year,
633rd meeting, paras. 3 and 161).

' Ibid., document S/3122.

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