"Complaint of the representative of the United Arab Republic in a letter to the President of the Se<:urity Council dated 27 May 1%7 entitled 'Israel aggressive policy, its repeated aggression threatening peace and security in the Middle East and endangering international peace and security' ( S/7907) ;4
"Letter dated 29 May 1967 from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/7910) ;4
"Letter dated 9 June 1967 from the Permanent Representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics addressed to the President of the Security Council concerning an item entitled 'Cessation of military action by Israel and withdrawal of the Israel forces from those parts of the territory of the United Arab Republic, Jordan and Syria which they have seized as the result of an aggression' (S/7967)."4

"Plainte du representant de la Republique arabe unie, contenue clans une lettre adressee au President du Conseil de securite, en date du 27 mai 1967, et intitulee "La politique d'agression d'Israel, ses actes d'agression repetes qui menacent la paix et la securite au Moyen-Orient et mettent en danger la paix et la securite internationales" ( S/79074 ) ;
"Lettre, en date du 29 mai 1967, adressee au President du Conseil de securite par le representant permanent du Royaume-Uni (S/79104);
"Lettre, en date du 9 juin 1967, adressee au President du Conseil de securite par le representant permanent de l'U nion des Republiques socialistes
asovietiques, et relative une question intitulee "Ces-
sation des activites militaires d'Israel et retrait des forces israeliennes des parties du territoire de la
Republique arabe unie, de la Jordanie et de la Syrie
adont elles se sont emparees la suite d'une agression"
(S/79674 )".

Resolution 237 (1967)
of 14 June 1967
The Security Council,
Considering the urgent need to spare the civil populations and the prisoners of the war in the area of conflict in the Middle East additional sufferings,
Considering that essential and inalienable human rights should be respected even during the vicissitudes of war,
Considering that all the obligations of the Geneva Conventic-1 relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of 12 August 19495 should be complied with hy the parties involved in the conflict,
1. Calls upon the Government of Israel to ensure the safety, welfare and security of the inhabitants of the areas where military operations have taken place and to facilitate the return of those inhabitants who have fled the areas since the outbreak of hostilitit>~;
2. Recommends to the Governments concerned the scrupulous respect of the humanitarian principles governing the treatment of prisoners of war and the protection of civilian persons in time of war contained in the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 ;6
3. Requests the Secretary-General to follow the ef'ective implementation of this resolution and to report o the Security Council.
Adopted unanimous/\' at the 1361st mectiny. -

Resolution 237 (1967)
du 14 juin 1967
I.e Conseil de securite,
Considerant l'urgente necessite d'epargner aux populations civiles et aux prisonniers de guerre clans la zone du conflit du i\foyen-Orient des souffrances supplementaires,
Considrrant que le~ clroits de I'homme essentiels et inalienahles doivent etre respectes meme clans les vicissitude~ de la gm·rre,
Consid1;rant que les parties impliquees clans le conflit
doivent se conformer a toutes les obligations de la
Convention de Genh·e relative au traitement des pri:;onniers cle guerre, du 12 :tot'h 19495,
1. Pr£e le Gouvernement israelien d'assurer la surete, le Lien-etre et la securite des habit:mts des zones otl des operations militaires ont eu lieu et de faciliter le retour des habitants qui se sont enfuis de ces zones cien11is le declenchement des ho~tilites;
2_ Rccommand,, aux gouvernements intt~resses de respecter scrupulcusrment les principrs humanitaires regissant le traitement des prisonniers de guerre et la protection des civils en temps de guerre, tels qu'ils sont enonces daliS les ConHntions de Geneve du 12 ao{Jt 194<)6 ;
3. Prie le Secretaire general de suivre !'application effective de la presente resolution et de faire rapport au Conseil de securite_
Adoptel' a l'unanimit,; a la
136Jc seance.

5 United Nations, Treaty Series, voL ?o ( 1950), No_ 972. 6 United Nations, Treaty Series, voL /_'> (1950), Nos_ 970-973.

5 Nations Unies, RNucil des Traitis, vol. 75, 1950, no 972. 6 Nations Unies, Rccueil drs Traites, vol. 75, 1950, no· 970
a 973.

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