ual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected persons from occupied territory to the territory of the occupying Power or to that of any other country, occupied or not, are prohibited, regardless of their motive",
1. Strongly deplores the failure of the Government of Israel to implement resolution 468 (1980);
2. Calls again upon the Government of Israel, a~ the occupying Power, to rescind the illegal me_a_sur~s taken by the Israeli military occupation authont1es m expelling the Mayors of Hebron and Halhoul and th~ Sharia Judge of Hebron, and to facilitate the immediate return of the expelled Palestinian leaders so that they can resume the functiom for which they were elected and appointed;
3. Commends the Secretary-General for his efforts and requests him to continue his efforts in order to ensure the immediate implementation of the present resolution and to report to the Security Council on the result of his efforts at the earliest possible date.
Adopted at the 222Jrd meetill!i h\ /4 ··ote.\ to none, with I afJIIenrion ( ll11ited State.\ qf
AtnericuJ.
Decision
At its 2224th meeting, on 30 May 1980, the Council proceeded with the discussion of the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East: report of the SecretaryGeneral on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (S/13957)" .B

Decisions
At the same meeting, following the adoption of resolution 470 ( 1980), the President made the following statement on behalf of the members of the Council:
"In connexion with the adoption of the resolution on the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, I have been authorized to make the following complementary statement on behalf of the Security Council regarding the resolution just adopted:
" ·As is known, the report of the SecretaryGeneral on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force3 K states in paragraph 26: "Despite the present quiet in the Israel-Syria sector. the situation in the Middle East as a whole continues to be potentially dangerous and is likely to remain so unless and until a comprehensive settlement covering all aspects of the Middle East problem can be reached." This statement of the Secretary-General reflects the view of the Security Council.' " 40
At its 2226th meeting, on 5 June 1980, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Bahrain, Egypt, Israel and Jordan to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item entitled "The situation in the occupied Arab territories: letter dated 3 June 1980 from the Permanent Representative of Bahrain to t!le United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council tS/13977)". 2'

Resolution 470 (1980)
of 30 May 1980
The Security Council. Having considered the report of the SecretaryGeneral on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force,38
Decides: (a) To call upon the parties concerned to implement immediately Security Council resolution 338 (1973);
(b) To renew the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for another period of six months, that is, until 30 November 1980;
(c) To request the Secretary-General to submit ~t the end of this period a report on the developments m the situation and the measures taken to implement resolution 338 (1973).
Adopted at the 2224th meetin!( bv 14 vote.f tu none. -··

At the same meeting, the Council also decided, by a vote, that an invitation should be accorded to the representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in the debate and that that invitation would confer upon it the same rights of participation as those conferred on a Member State when it was invited to participate under rule 37 of the provisional rules of procedure.
Adopted by 10 ··oteJ to I (United States o( America), with 4 abstelllion.l (Fnmc<'. Nonn1y, Portugal. United Kin!idom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland!.
Resolution 471 (1980)
of 5 June 1980
The Security Council. Recalling once again the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of

lBJbid., document S/13957.

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19 One member (China) did not participate m the votmg.

40 Document S/13970. incorporated 10 the record of the 2224th meetmg.

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War, of 12 August 1949,22 and in particular article 27, which reads,
"Protected persons are entitled, in all circumstances, to respect for their persons ... They shall at all times be humanely treated, and shall be protected especially against all acts of violence or threats thereof ...",
Reaffirming the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War to the Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem,
Recalling also its resolutions 468 (1980) and 469 (1980),
Reaffirming its resolution 465 (1980), by which the Security Council determined "that all measures taken by Israel to change the physical character, demographic composition, institutional structure or status of the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem, or any part thereof have no legal validity and that Israel's policy and practices of settling parts of its population and new immigrants in those territories constitute a flagrant violation of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War and also constitute a serious obstruction to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East" and strongly deplored the "continuation and persistence of Israel in pursuing those policies and practices",
Shocked by the assassination attempts against the Mayors of Nablus, Ramallah and AI Bireh,
Deeply concerned that the Jewish settlers in the occupied Arab territories are allowed to carry arms, thus enabling them to perpetrate crimes against the civilian Arab population,
l. Condemns the assassination attempts against the Mayors ofNablus, Ramallah and AI Bireh a11d calls for the immediate apprehension and prosecution of the perpetrators of these crimes;
2. Expresses deep concern that Israel, as the occupying Power, has failed to provide adequate protection to the civilian population in the occupied territories in conformity with the provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War;
. 3. Calls upon the Government of Israel to provide the victims with adequate compensation for the damages suffered as a result of these crimes;
4. Calls again upon the Government of Israel to respect and to comply with the provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, as well as with the relevant resolutions of the Security Council;
5. Calls once again upon ail States not to provide Israel with any assistance to be used specifically in connexion with settlements in the occupied territories;
6. Reaffirms the overriding necessity to end the prolonged occupation of Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem;

7. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the implementation of the present resolution.
Adopt~d at th~ 2226th muting by 14 11ot~s to non~. with I abst~ntion (Unit~d Stut~s of America).
Decisions
In a note dated 16 June 1980,41 the President of the Council stated that, following informal consultations, the Council decided to maintain the original composition of the Security Council Commission established under resolution 446 (1979) to examine the situation relating to settlements in the Arab territories occupied since 1967. including Jerusalem.
At its 2232nd meeting, on 17 June 1980, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Ireland, Israel, Lebanon and the Netherlands to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East: report of the SecretaryGeneral on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (S/13994)". 25
Resolution 474 (1980)
of 17 June 1980
The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 427 (1978), 434 (1978), 444 (1979), 450 (1979), 459 (1979) and 467 (1980), as well as the statement by the President of the Security Council of 18 April 1980,27 Having studied the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon of 12 June 1980,42 Acting in response to the request of the Government of Lebanon and noting with concern the questions raised in its ietters addressed to the Security Council on 8 May, 43 17 May44 and 27 May 1980,45 Convinced that the present situation has serious consequences for peace and security in the Middle East, Reaffirming its call for the strict respect for the territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon within its internationally recognized boundaries,
41 Official Records of the Security Council, Thirt~·-Jlfth Yrtlf. Supplement for April, May and June 1980, document S/14000.
41 Ibid., document S/13994. ·' Ibid. , document S/13931. 44 Ibid., document S/13946. 4' Ibid., document S/B%2.

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