In the service of peace in the Middle East, 1967-1979 / Ensio Siilasvuo.
1992
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Title
In the service of peace in the Middle East, 1967-1979 / Ensio Siilasvuo.
Published
London : C. Hurst ; New York : St. Martin's Press, [1992]
Copyright
©1992
Call Number
JX1977.M4 Si29
ISBN
1850651396 (Hurst)
0312071515 (St. Martin's)
0312071515 (St. Martin's)
Description
xii, 388 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)24906458
Note
Includes index
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Table of Contents
Author's Preface
List of abbreviations
Pt. 1
The Middle East in the Aftermath of the Six Day War, 1967-73
1Assignment to UN duty in Jerusalem
1
2Introductory phase
5
The history of UNTSO
5
The structure of UNTSO
7
My new role
15
New friends in Jerusalem
18
Extension of service
22
3Getting acquainted with the Middle East
24
Egypt
24
Syria
32
Lebanon
39
Jordan
43
Israel
48
The Palestinians
57
4The role of the United Nations in the Middle East
63
UNEF I
63
New duties for UNTSO
67
5Endeavours for peace
73
Resolution 242 and Jarring's peace mission
73
The Soviet, French and American peace plans
80
6Hostilities at the Suez Canal
84
7UNTSO squeezed between the parties
90
8The Jordanian crisis, September 1970
97
9Quiet days, 1970-73
104
Pt. II
The October War
10On the eve of war in Egypt
110
11War begins; departure from Cairo
114
12Summary of the October War
122
13The 22 October cease-fire; UNTSO's new role; crisis and compromise
139
Pt. III
Towards Peace
14Establishment of UNEF II
146
The meeting of the Security Council
146
The mandate
147
The news reaches UNTSO
150
15Beginnings of the Force
156
Setting up headquarters
156
First troops arrive in Cairo
159
The Finnish battalion moves on to Suez
162
UNEF calms the situation
165
Early difficulties
172
UNEF and the media
175
16UNEF grows
179
Life in hotel rooms
179
Personnel problems
181
More troops arrive
185
Arrival and deployment of the logistics units
189
A happy Independence Day in Cairo
191
17The Six-Point Agreement
193
Kissinger's first shuttle
193
First encounters between Israeli and Egyptian soldiers
194
Beginning of the talks at Kilometre 101
196
Incident at Checkpoint Gamma
204
The third meeting
208
Negotiations at Kilometre 101 continue
210
Kissinger's negative attitude
214
End of the first phase of negotiations
216
18The Geneva Peace Conference
218
Preparations
218
The conference begins
220
The meetings of the Military Working Group
221
Tension in Sinai
227
Dayan's disengagement plan
228
Birth of the Sinai disengagement agreement
230
Signing the agreement and drafting the plan for disengagement
232
19The first Sinai disengagement
238
Operation Calendar
238
Operation Omega
245
Deployment in the buffer-zone
247
20Disengagement on the Golan
255
Preparations for the agreement
255
The Military Working Group meets in Geneva
261
Disengagement is achieved
269
UNDOF at work
271
21Life in Sinai, 1974-5
275
The Secretary-General visits UNEF
275
Changes in deployment in the UNEF buffer-zone
277
We move to Ismailia
279
Three incidents
285
Appointment as Chief Co-ordinator
290
22The second Sinai disengagement
298
Diplomatic preparations
298
The Military Working Group meets again
305
UNEF's third phase, autumn 1975 to summer 1979
319
23The peace offensive of Sadat, Begin and Carter
327
Carter's plans for peace
327
Sadat in Jerusalem
329
The Military Working Group at Mena House
332
The Political Working Group in Jerusalem
334
The Camp David negotiations and agreement
336
The peace treaty between Egypt and Israel
338
24First days of UNIFIL
340
The situation in Lebanon and the Israeli offensive in 1978
340
The establishment of UNIFIL
342
Early problems for UNIFIL
346
UNIFIL's mandate and the use of force
351
The difficulties of the Lebanese government and armed forces
354
25Epilogue
358
App. 1. Security Council Resolution 242 (1967)
361
App. 2. Security Council Resolution 338 (1973)
362
App. 3. Security Council Resolution 339 (1973)
362
App. 4. Security Council Resolution 340 (1973)
362
App. 5. Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 340 (1973)
363
App.6a. The Egyptian-Israeli Agreement on disengagement of forces
366
App.6b. The "United States proposal" on force limitations
367
App. 7. Timetable of first disengagement in Sinai
367
App.8a. Separation of forces agreement, 31 May 1974
369
App.8b. Protocol concerning the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)
371
App. 9. Statement by the Chairman as agreed by the parties (operational plan for UNDOF)
371
App. 10. Agreement between Egypt and Israel
374
App. 11. Proposed programme for Military Working Group, September 1975
381
Index
383