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The League of Arab States: Debacle of a Regional Arrangement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

Paul Seabury
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In recent discussions of the value of regional arrangements for the maintenance of international peace and security, it is regrettable that little attention has been given to the experience of the League of Arab States. For although the League as an organized expression of “regional cooperation” has existed for little more than four years, its activities thus far have raised some fundamental questions regarding the proper role of such arrangements within the framework of a United Nations system.

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International Organization , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , November 1949 , pp. 633 - 642
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Copyright © The IO Foundation 1949

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References

1 Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Yemen.

2 Manchester Guardian, February 4, 1945.

3 See Seton-Williams, M. V., Britain and the Arab States (London, 1948)Google Scholar.

4 London Times, May 22, 1941.

5 For text of the pact, see American Journal of International Law, Supplement, 39, p. 266f, or UNCIO document 72, III/4/1.

6 LondonNews Chronicle, 01 16, 1948Google Scholar.

7 La Bourse Egyptienne, November 18, 1949.

8 Document E/AC.26/15.

9 New York Times, May 3, 1949.

10 Egyptian Gazette, May 4, 1949.

11 Christian Science Monitor, May 11, 1949.

12 La Bourse Egyptienna, May 12, 1949.