Decides: (a) To call upon the parties concerned to implement immediately Security Council resolution 338 (1973); (b) To renew the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for another period of six months, that is, until 30 November 1985; (c) To request the Secretary-General to submit, at the end of this period, a report on the developments in the situation and the measures taken to implement resolution 338 (1973).
Adopted unanimously at the 2581st meeting.
Decisions
At the same meeting, following the adoption of resolution 563 (1985), the President made the following statement: 13
"In connection with the resolution just adopted on the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, I have been authorized to make the following complementary statement on behalf of the Security Council:
'"As is known, the report of the SecretaryGeneral on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force" states, in paragraph 26: "Despite the present quiet in the Israel-Syria sector, the situation in the Middle East as a whole continues to be potentially dangerous and is likely to remain so, unless and until a comprehensive settlement covering all aspects of the Middle East problem can be reached." That statement of the Secretary-General reflects the view of the Security Council."'
On 24 May 1985, after consultations with the members of the Council, the President issued the following statement14 on behalf of the members of the Council:
"The members of the Security Council express their serious concern at the heightened violence in certain parts of Lebanon in the past few days.
"They take note of and fully support the statement issued on 22 May 1985 by the Secretary-General, which also refers to the situation in and around the Palestinian refugee camps, and his appeal to all concerned to make every possible effort to put an end to violence involving the civilian population.
"They reaffirm that the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Lebanon must be respected.
"In response to their humanitarian concern, they strongly appeal for restraint, in order to alleviate the sufferings of civilians in Lebanon."

At its 2582nd meeting, on 31 May 1985, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Lebanon, Malta and the Syrian Arab Republic to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East: letter dated 30 May 1985 from the Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/17228)".' 5
At the same meeting, the Council also decided, by a vote, that an invitation should be accorded to the representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in the debate and that that invitation would confer upon it the same rights of participation as those conferred on a Member State when it was invited to participate under rule 37 of the provisional rules of procedure.
Adopted by 10 votes to 1 (United States of America), with 4 abstentions (Australia, Denmark, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland).
Resolution 564 (1985)
of 31 May 1985
The Security Council, Recalling the statement made by the President on 24 May 1985 14 on behalf of the members of the Council on the heightened violence in certain parts of Lebanon, Alarmed at the continued escalation of violence involving the civilian population, including Palestinians in refugee camps, resulting in grievous casualties and material destruction on all sides, 1. Expresses anew its deepest concern at the heavy costs in human lives and material destruction affecting the civilian population in Lebanon, and calls on all concerned to end acts of violence against the civilian population in Lebanon and, in particular, in and around Palestinian refugee camps; 2. Reiterates its calls for respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Lebanon; 3. Calls upon all parties to take necessary measures to alleviate the suffering resulting from acts of violence, in particular by facilitating the work of United Nations agencies, especially the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and non-governmental organizations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, in providing humanitarian assistance to all those affected and emphasizes the need to ensure the safety of all the personnel of these organizations; 4. Appeals to all interested parties to co-operate with the Lebanese Government and the Secretary-

13 S/17206. 14 S/17215.

15 See Official Records of the Security Council, Fortieth Year, Supplement for April, May and June 1985.
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General with a view to ensuring the implementation of this resolution, and requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council thereon;
5. Reaffirms its intention to continue to follow the situation closely.
Adopted unanimously at the 2582nd meeting.

At its 2619th meeting, on 10 October 1985, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Israel, Kuwait and the Syrian Arab Republic to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item entitled "The Middle East problem, including the Palestinian question: letter dated 30 September 1985 from the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/17507)". 16

Decisions
At its 2604th meeting, on 12 September 1985, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Israel, Jordan and Qatar to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item entitled "The situation in the occupied Arab territories: letter dated 11 September 1985 from the Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/17456)".' 6
At the same meeting, the Council also decided, by a vote, that an invitation should be accorded to the representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in the debate and that that invitation would confer upon it the same rights of participation as those conferred on a Member State when it was invited to participate under rule 37 of the provisional rules of procedure.
Adopted by 10 votes to I (United States of America), with 4 abstentions (Australia, Denmark, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland).
At the same meeting, the Council further decided, at the request of the representative of Qatar, '7 to extend an invitation to Mr. Clovis Maksoud under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure.
· At its 2605th meeting, on 13 September 1985, the Council decided to invite the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Syrian Arab Republic to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the question.
At the same meeting, the Council also decided to extend an invitation, under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure, to the Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.
16 Ibid., Supplement for July, August and September 1985. 17 Document S/17461, incorporated in the record of the 2604th meeting.

At the same meeting, the Council also decided, by a vote, that an invitation should be accorded to the representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in the debate and that that invitation would confer upon it the same rights of participation as those conferred on a Member State when it was invited to participate under rule 37 of the provisional rules of procedure.
Adopted by 10 votes to 1 (United States of America), with 4 abstentions (Australia, Denmark, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland).
At the same meeting, the Council further decided to extend an invitation, under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure, to the Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.
At its 2620th meeting, on 10 October 1985, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Algeria, Czechoslovakia, Morocco, Pakistan and Yugoslavia to ~articipate, without vote, in the discussion of the questiOn.
At the same meeting, the Council also decided, at the request of the representative of Kuwait, 11 to extend an invitation to Mr. Clovis Maksoud under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure.
At its 2621st meeting, on 11 October 1985, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Yemen, the German Democratic Republic and Indonesia to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the question.
18 Document S/17558, incorporated in the record of the 2620th meeting.

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