The Security Council,
Recalling its
resolutions 54 (1948) of 15 July 1948, 73 (1949) of 11 August 1949, 93 (1951) of 18 May 1951, 101 (1953) of 24 November 1953 and 106 (1955) of 29 March 1955,
Taking into
consideration the statements of the representatives of Syria and Israel and
the reports of the Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision
Organization in Palestine on the Syrian complaint that an attack was committed
by Israel regular army forces against Syrian regular army forces on Syrian
territory on 11 December 1955,
Noting that,
according to the report of the Chief of Staff, this Israel action was a
deliberate violation of the provisions of the General Armistice Agreement
between Israel and Syria,2/ including those relating to the demilitarized zone,
which was crossed by the Israel forces which entered Syria,
Noting also,
without prejudice to the ultimate rights, claims and positions of the parties,
that according to the reports of the Chief of Staff there has been interference
by the Syrian authorities with Israel activities on Lake Tiberias, in
contravention of the terms of the General Armistice Agreement between Israel
and Syria,
1. Holds that
this interference in no way justifies the Israel action;
2. Reminds the
Government of Israel that the Council has already condemned military action in
breach of the General Armistice Agreements, whether or not undertaken by way of
retaliation, and has called upon Israel to take effective measures to prevent
such actions;
3. Condemns the
attack of 11 December 1955 as a flagrant violation of the cease-fire provisions
of its resolution 54 (1948), of the terms of the General Armistice Agreement
between Israel and Syria, and of Israel's obligations under the Charter of the
United Nations;
4. Expresses
its grave concern at the failure of the Government of Israel to comply with its
obligations;
5. Calls upon the
Government of Israel to do so in the future, in default of which the Council
will have to consider what further measures under the Charter are required to
maintain or restore the peace;
6. Calls upon
the parties to comply with their obligations under article V of the General
Armistice Agreement to respect the armistice demarcation line and the
demilitarized zone;
7. Requests the
Chief of Staff to pursue his suggestions for improving the situation in the
area of Lake Tiberias without prejudice to the rights, claims and positions of
the parties and to report to the Council as appropriate on the success of his
efforts;
8. Calls upon
the parties to arrange with the Chief of Staff for an immediate exchange of all
military prisoners;
9. Calls upon
both parties to co-operate with the Chief of Staff in this and all other
respects, to carry out the provisions of the General Armistice Agreement in
good faith, and in particular to make full use of the Mixed Armistice
Commission's machinery in the interpretation and application of its provisions.
Adopted unanimously at its
715th meeting, January 19,1956.
SOURCE: http://domino.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/314a25bea7f2d8ef0525672700579634/58c97a3d38b43299852560c20071c481 - United Nations Resolutions I: 137-38. Cf. UN Document S/3538.
SOURCE: http://domino.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/314a25bea7f2d8ef0525672700579634/58c97a3d38b43299852560c20071c481 - United Nations Resolutions I: 137-38. Cf. UN Document S/3538.
