the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, to assist Zambia in the fields identified in the report of the Special Mission and the annexes thereto;
5. Requests the Secretary-General in collaooration with the appropriate organizations of the United Nations system, to organize with immediate effect all forms of financial, technical and material assistance to Zambia to enable it to carry out its policy of economk

independence from the racist regime of Southern Rhodesia.
6. Requests the Economic and Social Council to consider periodically the question of economic assistance to Zambia as envisaged in the present resolution.
Adopted unanimously at the 1694th mreting

THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST1s

Decisions
At its 1705th meeting, on 12 April 1973, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Lebanon, Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item entitled: "The situation in the Middle East: Letter dated 12 April 1973 from the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the p,resident of the Security Council (S/10913)". 1 ~
At its 1706th meeting, on 13 April 1973, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Algeria and the Syrian Arab Republic to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the question.

I. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Security Council as early as possible a comprehensive report giving full account of the efforts undertaken by the United Nations pertaining to th,· situation in the Middle East since June 1967;
2. Decides to meet, following the submission of the S~cretary-General's report, to examine the situation in the Middle East;
'· Requests the Secretary-General to invite Mr. Gunnar Jarring, the Special Representative of the SecretaryGeneral, to be available during the Council's meetings in order to render assistance to the Council in the course of its deliberations.
Adopted at the 17/0th meeting21

At its 1708th meeting, on 17 April 1973, the Council decided to invite the representative of Tunisia to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the
question.

Resolution 332 (1973)
of 21 April 1973

The Security Council,

At its 1710th meeting, on 20 April 1973, the Council decided to invite the representative of Jordan to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the
question.

Having considered the agenda contained in document S/Agenda/ 1705,
Having noted the contents of the letter of the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations (S/10913)

Having heard the statements of the representatives of Lebanon and Israel,22

Resolution 331 (1973)
of 20 Aprill973
The Security Council, Having heard the statement of the Foreign Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt,20
18 Resolutions or decisions on this question were also adopted by the Council in 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972.
19 See Official Records of the Security Council, Twenty-
eighth Year, Su[!lplement for April, May and June, 1973. 20 Ibid., Twmty-eighth Year, 1710th meeting.

Grieved at the tragic loss of civilian life,
Gravely concrrned at the deteriorating situation resultiny from the violation of Security Council resolu-
tiPw·,
neeply deploring all recent acts of violence resulting in the loss of life of innocent individuals and the endangering of international civil aviation,
~1 In the absence of objections, the President declared the draft resolution adopted unanimously.
2~ See Official Records of the Security Council, Twenty<'ighth Year, 1705th meeting.

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~ the General Armistice Agreement between lltMl ud Lebanon of 23 March 1949 and the ceaselie~ pursuant to ~esolutions 233 (1967) of 6- Juo.e 1967 aDd 234 (1967) of 7 June 1967,
~its resolutiC!Jils 262 (1968) of 31 December 1968, 270 (1969) of 26 August 1969, 280 (1970) of 19 May 1970 and 316 (1972) of 26 June 1972,
1. E::cpruses dup co~ern over and condemns all acts of violence which endanger or take innocent human lives;
2. Condemns the repeated military attacks conducted by Israel ~ainstl Lebanon and Israel's violation of Lebanon's temtorial integrity and sovereign~ in caatravoatioa of the Charter of the United Nations, ~ t;lle Armistice Agr"ment between Israel and Le~ and of the Council's cease-fire resolutions;
3. C6 upon Israel to desist forthwith from all military attacb on Lebanon.

At its 1720th meeting, on 11 June 1973, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to participate, without vote, !in the discussion of the question.
At its 1721st meeting, on 11 June 1973, the Council decided to invite the representative of Lebanon to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the question.
At its 1722nd meeting, on 12 June 1973, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Iran and Bahrain to participate, without vote. in the discussion of the question.

Adopted at the 1711th meeting by 11 votes to ncnu with 4 abstentions (China, Guinea, Union of Soviet Socialin Republics, United States of America)
Deebiona
At its 1717th meeting, on 6 June 1973, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Egypt, Israel, Jordan, the United Republic of Tanzania, Chad, the Syrian Arab Republic, Nigeria and Algeria to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item entitled:
"The situation in the Middle East: "(a) Security Council resolution 331 (1973) " (b) Report of the Secretary-General under Secu-
rity Council resolution 331 (1973) (S/ 10929)"118
At its 1718th meeting, on 7 June 1973, the Council dllided to mvite the representatives of Morocco, the Uaited Ara~ Emirates and Somalia to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the question.

At the close of the 1726th meeting, on 14 June 1973,
the President read the following statement:
"Some tentative suggestions have been made to me concerning the desirability of suspending for a reasonably short pei1iod the formal Security Council meetings dealing with the examination of the situation in the Middle East. Among delegations which have informed me that they think such a suspension might be appropriate are those of Austria, France and the United Kingdom.
"The exchange of views on this matter with the members of the Security Council has revealed a common view that such a suspension would be useful. It can be used for further pondering on the results of the discussion of the question in the Security
Council by both the members of the Council and the representatives of the States participating in the consideration of this quest.ion. In the light of the report of the Secretary-General on the efforts undertaken by his Special Representative and the statements made by all States participating in the present debate, the suspension could also be used for further unofficial consultations among the members of the Secur"' ity Council as to the next steps of the Council.
"There is a general understanding that the Security Council would Tesume its e:liamination of the situation in the Middle East, for" which purpose a meeting of ·the Council will be convened in the middle of July on a date to be determined following consultations among the members of the Council."

At ita 1719tb meetid& on 8 June 1973, the Council
decided to iuvite the representatives of Guyana and Mauritania to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the question.
21 Ibid., Twellty-elghth Year, Supplement for April, May anti June 1973.

At its 1734th meeting, on 25 July 1973, the Council decided to invite the representative of Tunisia to participate, without vote, in the discussion. of the question
entitled "Examination of the situation in the Middle East", in addition to those representatives similarly invited during the period between 6 and 12 June.

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