U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 242
November 22, 1967
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Following the June
'67, Six-Day War, the situation in the Middle East
was discussed by the
UN General Assembly, which referred the issue to
the Security Council.
After lengthy discussion, a final draft for a
Security Council
resolution was presented by the British Ambassador,
Lord Caradon, on
November 22, 1967. It was adopted on the same day.
This resolution,
numbered 242, established provisions and principles
which, it was hoped,
would lead to a solution of the conflict.
Resolution 242 was to
become the cornerstone of Middle East diplomatic
efforts in the coming
decades.
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U.N.
SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 242
NOVEMBER
22, 1967
The
Security Council,
Expressing
its continuing concern with the grave situation in the Middle
East,
Emphasizing
the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and
the
need to work for a just and lasting peace in which every State in the
area
can live in security,
Emphasizing
further that all Member States in their acceptance of the
Charter
of the United Nations have undertaken a commitment to act in
accordance
with Article 2 of the Charter,
1. Affirms that the fulfillment of
Charter principles requires the
establishment of a
just and lasting peace in the Middle East which
should include the
application of both the following principles:
o
Withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in
the recent
conflict;
o
Termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect
for and
acknowledgement of the sovereignty, territorial integrity
and
political independence of every State in the area and their
right to
live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries
free from
threats or acts of force;
2. Affirms further the necessity
o
For guaranteeing freedom of navigation through international
waterways in
the area;
o
For achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem;
o
For guaranteeing the territorial inviolability and political
independence
of every State in the area, through measures
including
the establishment of demilitarized zones;
3. Requests the Secretary General to
designate a Special Representative
to proceed to the
Middle East to establish and maintain contacts with
the States concerned
in order to promote agreement and assist efforts
to achieve a peaceful
and accepted settlement in accordance with the
provisions and
principles in this resolution;
4. Requests the Secretary-General to
report to the Security Council on
the progress of the
efforts of the Special Representative as soon as
possible.