RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AND DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE SECURITY COUNCIL IN 1983

Part I. Questions considered by the Security Council under its responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security

THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST'

Decision
At its 2411th meeting, on 18 January 1983, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Israel, Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East: report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (S/155572 )''.

Respondin~: to the request of the Government of Lebanon,
I. Decides to extend the present mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon for a further interim period of six months, that is, until 19 July 1983;
2. Calls upon all parties concerned to co-operate with the Force for the full implementation of the present resolution;
3. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council on the progress made in this respect.

Resolution 529 (1983)
of 18 January 1983

Adopted at the 241 /th meeting by 13 I'Otes to none, ll'ith 2 abstention.,· (Poland, Union of Sm·iet Socialist Republics).

The Security Council,
Recalling its resolutions 425 (1978) and 426 (1978), and all subsequent resolutions on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon,
Recalling further its resolutions 508 (1982) and 509 (1982),
Having taken note of the letter of the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the President of the Security Council and to the Secretary-General of 13 January 1983, J and of the statement he made at the 241lth meeting of the Council,
Havinf( studied the report of the Secretary-General4 and taking note of his observations,
1 Resolutions or decisions on this question were also adopted by the Council in 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972. 1973, 1974, 1975. 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982.
2 See Official Records of the Security Council, Thirty-eighth Year, Supplement for January, Februarv and March 1983.
·1 Ibid., document S/15557, annex I. . 4 /bid., document S/15557.

Decisions
At its 2412th meeting, on 11 February 1983, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Egypt, India, the Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen and Yugoslavia to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item entitled:
"'The situation in the occupied Arab territories: "Letter dated 5 November 1982 from the Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/15481);5
"'Letter dated 9 November 1982 from the Permanent Representative of the Niger to the United
'Ibid., Thirty-.H'I·enth Year. Supplement }in· October. Nm·emht'r and December /982.