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Security Council Resolution 49 (1948) [Calling for a Cease-Fire and Maintenance of the Truce in Jerusalem]

S/RES/49(1948)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, published in 1964.

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects
CeasefiresIsrael-Arab War (1948-1949)JerusalemPalestine QuestionTruce Supervision

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs
1
Calls upon all Governments and authorities, without prejudice to the rights, claims or positions of the parties concerned, to abstain from any hostile military action in Palestine and to that end to issue a cease-fire order to their military and paramilitary forces to become effective within thirty-six hours after midnight New York standard time on 22 May 1948 ;
2
Calls upon the Truce Commission and upon all parties concerned to give the highest priority to the negotiation and maintenance of a truce in the City of Jerusalem ;
3
Directs the Truce Commission established by the Security Council by its resolution 48 (1948) of 23 April 1948 to report to the Council on the compliance with the two preceding paragraphs of the present resolution ;
4
Calls upon all parties concerned to facilitate by all means in their power the task of the United Nations mediator appointed in execution of General Assembly resolution 186 (S-2) of 14 May 1948.
Adopted at the 302nd meet-
ing by 8 votes to none, with 3 abstentions (Syria, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics). par 8 voix contre zero, avec 3 abstentions (Republique socialiste sovietique d'Ukraine,
Syrie,
Union des Republiques socialistes sovihiques).

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