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The ICRC and the War in the Near East

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

Extract

When the war broke out on June 5, 1967, in the Near East, the International Committee of the Red Cross had already taken precautions by delegating representatives to Cairo, Tel Aviv, Beyrouth, Damascus and Amman.

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International Committee of the Red Cross
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Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1967

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References

page 348 note 1 Plate. Already on June 8 the ICRC aircraft took off with emergency supplies for the Near East.

page 349 note 1 Plate. Exchange of wounded Israeli and Jordanian POW's under ICRC control.

page 349 note 1 Plate. ICRC delegates about to make another sweep over the Sinai desert.

page 351 note 1 Plate. Milk supplied by ICRC being distributed to refugees in Amman.

page 351 note 2 Figures as at June 23, 1967.

page 352 note 1 Plate. ICRC delegates crossing the Jordan, taking thousands of civilian messages.

page 352 note 2 Plate. Arab civilians cross the other way.