~nd Nonhem Ireland in their letters to the SecretaryGeneral of 9 and 20 ~rcb 1970, r·espectively,lll
1. EndorJts the report ot the Personal Repre~etrta
tive of the Secretary-General, which h!l been circulated
to the Security Council, under cover ot a note from
the Secretary General, on 30 April 1970;28

!12 Ibid., Suppl~nunt /Of' JailM<Jry, February and March 1970,

documetll S/9726. 11 Ibid., Supplement

tor

Aprtl,

May

and

June

1970,

doc:u·

ment S/9172..

2. WtlcomeJ tbe conclusions and findings of the report, in particular that "the overwbt~lming majority of the people of Bahrain wish to gain recognition of their identity in a fully independent and sovereign State fre~ to dec1de for itJelf its relations \vitb other States" .24
Adopttd unani.nously at ih~ l5J6th mating
24 Ibid., para. 57

mE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EASTII1

Decblon
At its 1S37tb meeting, on 12 May 1970, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Lebanon, Israel, Morocco and Saudi Arabia to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item entitled:
"The situation in the Middle East:
"Letter dated 12 May 1970 from the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/9794) ;2CI
"'I he sit<wtion in the Middle East: ''Letter dated 12 May 1970 from the Pem1anent
Representative of Israel to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council ('5/979.5) < "26

Having noted the contents of the letters of the Permanent Representative of l.ebanon27 and the Permanent Representative of Israel,28
Having heard the statements of the representatives of Lebanon and Israel,
Gravely corn:erned about the deteriorating situation resulting from violations of resolutions of the Security Council,
Recalling its resolutions 262 ( 1968) of 31 December ! 968 and 270 (1969) of 26 August 1969,
Convinced that the Israeli military attack against Lebanon was premeditated and of a large scale and carefully planned in nature,
Recalling its resolution 279 (1970) of !2 May 1970 demanding the immediate withdrawal of all Israeli armed forces from Lebanese territory,

RcKolution 279 ( 1970)

1. Deplores the failure of Israel to abide by resolutions 262 (1968) and 270 (1969);

of 12 May 1970
The Security Council Demands the immediate withdrawal of all Israeli armed force~ from Lebanese territory.
Adopttd ummlmou.Jly at tht H37th meeting.

Re11olutlon 280 (1970) or 19 May 1970

The Stcurity Council,
Having cum·idertd the agenda contained in document S/Agcnda/1537,

ID Reaolutlona or decl·lona on this question were also

lldo~ in 1967, 1968 and 1969.

,

2
fth

~y Of!iclal Recordl rar, Supplrmnu for

of tht Stcurlty April, May and

Council, TwtntyJunr I970.

2. Condemns Israel for its premeditated military action in violation of its obligations under the Charter of the United Nations;
3. Declares that such armed attacks can no longer be t~lerated and repeats its solemn warning to Israel that tf they were to be repeated the Security Council would, in accordance with resolution 262 ( 1968) and the present resolution, consider taking adequate and effective steps or measures in accordance with the relevant Arttcles of the Charter to implement its resolutions;
. ~· Deplores the loss o_f lif7 and dam<lge to property
mfltcted as a result of vtolat10ns of resolutions of the Security Council.
Adopted at the J542nd meet· lng by I I votes to none, with 4 abstentions (Colombia. Nicaragua, Sierra Leone, Unittd States of America),
27 Ibid., d..x:umcnt S/9794, 2A Ibid., document S/9795.

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