Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 May 2009
On May 22, 1958, the Lebanese representative at the United Nations presented a letter to the President of the Security Council requesting an urgent meeting of the Council to consider a
complaint by Lebanon in respect to a situation arising from the intervention of the United Arab Republic in the internal affairs of Lebanon, the continuance of which is likely to endanger themaintenance of international peace and security.
1 UN Document S/4007.
2 Security Council Official Records (13th year), 823rd meeting, June 6, 1958, pp. 3–4.
3 Ibid., p. 8.
4 Ibid., p. 32.
5 UN Document S/4023.
6 Subsequently issued as UN Document S/4022.
7 Security Council Official Records (13th year), 825th meeting, June 11, 1958, pp. 17–18.
8 Security Council Official Records (13th year), 827th meeting, July 15, 1958, p. 12.
9 Ibid.
10 UN Document A/3943, paragraph 151.
11 Ibid.
12 Ibid., paragraph 63.
13 First report of UNOGIL (hereinafter cited as first report) (UN DocumentS/4040), paragraph 11.
14 Fifth report of UNOGIL (hereinafter cited as fifth report) (UN Document8/4114), paragraph 26.
15 UN Document S/4043, paragraph 17.
16 Security Council Official Records (13th year), 827th meeting, July 15, 1958, p. 13.
17 UN Document S/4050/Rev.I.
18 UN Document S/4047/Rev.I.
19 UN Document S/4055/Rev.I.
20 Security Council Official Records (13th year), 835th meeting, July 21, 1958, p. 3.
21 Ibid., p. 7. (Author's italics.)
22 Security Council Official Records (13th year), 837th meeting, July 22, 1958, p. 3.
23 Ibid., p. 4.
24 Ibid., p. 4.
25 Ibid.
26 Ibid.
27 The members were: Cyro de Fretas-Valde (Brazil), C.S.A. Ritchie (Canada), Sir Claude Corea (Ceylon), Alfonso Araujo (Colombia), Arthur Lall (India), Hans Engen (Norway), and Prince Aly Khan (Pakistan).
28 Miller, Richard I., Dag Hammarskjöold and Crisis Diplomacy (New York: Oceana Publications, 1961), p. 188Google Scholar.
29 UN Document S/4029, Annex II.
30 First report, paragraph 6.
31 Ibid., paragraph 15.
32 Ibid., paragraph 16.
33 Second report of UNOGIL (hereinafter cited as second report) (UN Document S/4069), paragraph 8.
34 First report, paragraph 9.
35 Ibid.
36 Second report, paragraph 25.
37 Ibid., paragraph 6.
38 Ibid., paragraph 63.
39 First report, paragraph 21.
40 Ibid., paragraph 25.
41 Keesing's Contemporary Archives, 07 19–26, 1958 (Vol. II), p. 16296Google Scholar.
42 Ibid.
43 UN Document S/4043, paragraph 17.
44 Interim report of UNOGIL (UN Document S/4051), paragraph 1.
45 Second interim report of UNOGIL (UN Document S/4052).
46 First report, paragraph 13.
47 The New York Times, July 16, 1958, p. 2.
48 Security Council Official Records (13th year), 827th meeting, July 15, 1958, p. 16.
49 The New York times, July 16,1958, p. 2.
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52 The New York Times, July II, 1958, p. 6.
53 Security Council Official Records (13th year), 829th meeting, July 16, 1958, p. 2.
54 Quoted in Third report of UNOGIL (hereinafter cited as third report) (UN Document S/4085), paragraph 4.
55 Ibid., paragraph 3.
56 Ibid., paragraph 6.
57 Ibid., paragraph 9.
58 Ibid., paragraph 8.
59 Ibid., paragraph 41.
60 Ibid., paragraph 42.
61 Ibid., paragraph 43.
62 General Assembly Resolution 1237 (ES-III), August 21,1958.
63 UN Document A/3934/Rev.i, paragraphs 39, 40.
64 Fourth report of UNOGIL (hereinafter cited as fourth report) (UN Document S/4100), paragraph 58.
65 Fifth report, paragraph 1.
66 Fourth report, paragraph 3.
67 Ibid., paragraph 31.
68 Ibid., paragraph 54.
69 Ibid., paragraph 11.
70 Fifth report, paragraph 13
71 Ibid., paragraph 20.
72 UN Document S/4003.
73 UN Document S/4115.
74 The countries, following the UNEF precedent of excluding permanent members of the Security Council, were: Afghanistan, Argentina, Burma, Canada, Ceylon, Chile, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Sweden, and Thailand.
75 UN Document S/4050.
76 UN Document A/3943.
77 Ibid., paragraph 151.
78 Ibid., paragraph 153.
78 Ibid., paragraph 154.
80 Ibid., paragraph 156.
81 Ibid., paragraph 164.
82 Ibid., paragraph 191.
83 Ibid., paragraph 160.
84 Ibid., paragraph 165.
85 Ibid., paragraph 166.
86 Ibid., paragraph 172.
87 Ibid., paragraph 179.
88 Burns, Arthur Lee and Heathcote, Nina, Peace-Keeping by U.N. Forces (New York: Frederick A. Praeger [for the Center of International Studies, Princeton University], 1963), p. 22Google Scholar.
89 Fifth report, paragraph 26.