Taking note of the letter dated 11 January 1990 from the Charge d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the SecretaryGeneral,15

Responding to the request of the Government of Lebanon,

1. Decides to extend the present mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon for a further interim period of six months, that is, until 31 July 1990;

2. Reiterates its strong support for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Lebanon within its internationally recognized boundaries;

3. Re-emphasizes the terms of reference and general

guidelines of the Force as stated in the report of the

Secretary-General

of

19

March

1

9

7

8,

1 "

approved

by

reso-

lution 426 (1978), and calls upon all parties concerned to

co-operate fully with the Force for the full implementation

of its mandate;

4. Reiterates that the Force should fully implement its mandate as defined in resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978) and all other relevant resolutions;

5. Requests the Secretary-General to continue consultations with the Govemment of Lebanon and other parties directly concerned with the implementation of the present resolution and to report to the Security Council thereon.

Adopted unullllnously ,u thP
2Y06th meeTing.

Decisions
At the same meeting, following the adoption of resolution 655 (1990), the President made the following state-
ment:1~
"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 Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force 1 ~ states, in paragraph 24: "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.'"
At its 2931st meeting, on 31 July 1990, the Council discussed the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East: report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (S/21406 and Add. l and Corr.1 )" 20

Decision

Resolution 659 (1990)
nf 31 July 1990

At its 2925th meeting, on 31 May 1990, the Council discussed the item entitled "The situation in the Middle
East: report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (S/21305)''17

Resolution 655 (1990)
of31 May 1990

The Security Council,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, IH
Decides:
(a) To call upon the parties concerned to implement immediately its resolution 338 (1973) of 22 Octoher 1973;
(b) To renew the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for another period of six months, that is, until 30 November 1990;
(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 Security Council resolution 338 ( 1973).

Adopt~·d unanimously <If the 2925th meeting.

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16

/hid., document S/2t074. Ojjiciul Records of the Security

Council,

Thirty·third

Yeur,

Sup·

p/emellt j(JT Ju11uury, Fehruary and March 1978, document S/12611

17 Sec Oj]icial Rnords o) the Security Col<IJCI/, Forty·ji}ih Year,

Suppll'lnenr ji1r April, May and June /9()()

IH /hid., dl1cum.:nt S/2130~.

The Security Council,
Recalling its resolutions 425 (1978) and 426 (1978) of 19 March 1978, 501 (1982) of 25 February 1982, 508 (1982) of 5 June 1982,509 (1982) of 6 June 1982 and 520 ( 1982) of 17 September 1982, as well as all its resolutions on the situation in Lebanon,
Having studied the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon of 24 and 26 July 1990,2 1 and taking note of the observations expressed therein,
Taking note of the letter dated 16 July 1990 from the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General,22
Responding to the request of the Government of Lebanon,
1. Decides to extend the present mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon for a further interim period of six months, that is, until 31 January 1991;
2. Reiterates its strong support for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Lebanon within its internationally recognized boundaries;
3. Re-emphasizes the terms of reference and general guidelines of the Force as stated in the report of the Secretary-General of 19 March 1978, 16 approved by resolution 426 (1978), and calls upon all parties concerned to

1 ~ S/213:\R

211
Se<:

0/Jicia/ Records ··f the

Security

Council.

Forty-jijih

l'··ar,

Suf'i'"'""'nt for Jul\', Augusr and Septemha /990. 21 find. documcats S/21406 aad Add.1 and Corr.l.

~! fh1d. docuJlll'iJt S/21 _31·16

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