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1 AG-053 United Nations Middle East Mission (UNMEM) ( ) Administrative History During 1968, the situation in the Middle East continued to be of concern to the United Nations. The security Council decided to create the United Nations Middle East Mission following resolution 236 to observe: -the status of the cease-fire between Israel on the one hand and, respectively, Jordan, the United Arab Republic, Lebanon, Syria and Iraqon the other hand - questions concerning the treatment of civilian populations in Israel-occupied territories and changes in those territories -the situation in and around Jerusalem and its Holy Places Scope and Content Records consist mostly of correspondence and cables, primarily of Gunnar Jarring, who was in charge of the United Nations Middle East Mission (UNMEM), to United Nations Headquarters, the Palestine Democratic Front, and others concerning refugees, and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Sharm-el-Sheikh, 1969; and other matters pertaining to the Mission's task of assisting efforts towards peaceful settlement in the Middle East. Also included are press releases, reports, working papers, memoranda, meeting notes, and an appointments calendar, S-0566 Jarring Mission to the Middle East S-0658 Subject Files - PO 17/ S S PO 17/2 - Part 1 - Ambassador Dr. G Jarring's Mission S PO 17/2 - Part 1 - Ambassador Dr. G Jarring's Mission S PO 17/2 - Part 2 - Ambassador Dr. G Jarring's Mission S PO 17/2 - Part 2 - Ambassador Dr. G Jarring's Mission S-0659 Cables Incoming Cables - Nocosia Incoming Cables - New York/Nicosia

2 Incoming Cables - New York/Nicosia Incoming Cables - New York/Nicosia Outgoing Cables - Nicosia/Field Offices Outgoing Cables - Nicosia/Field Offices Outgoing Cables - Nicosia/New York Outgoing Cables - Nicosia/New York Amman to Nicosia Amman to Nicosia Beirut to Nicosia Beirut to Nicosia Cairo to Nicosia Cairo to Nicosia Geneva to Nicosia Geneva to Nicosia - Empty File [file contents missing] Jerusalem to Nicosia Cables To and From Headquarters Manifests for Field Trips, Flying Times; Passport Information United Nations Mid-East Missions Field Cables - In and Out S-0667 Correspondence Files - Jarring/Berendson

3 Calendar of Appointments Correspondence of United Nations Middle East Mission - Staff, Travel Correspondence of United Nations Middle East Mission - Staff, Travel Jarring Correspondence - I Jarring Correspondence - I Jarring Correspondence - II Jarring Correspondence - II Jarring Correspondence - III Correspondence (Non-Political) - I Correspondence (Non-Political) - I Correspondence (Non-Political) - II Correspondence (Non-Political) - II Correspondence (Non-Political) - III Correspondence (Non-Political) - III Correspondence (Non-Political) - IV Correspondence (Non-Political) - IV Correspondence - V

4 Correspondence - V Correspondence (Non-Political) - VII Correspondence (Non-Political) - VII Palestine Democratic Front (General M. Jaghibir) Prisoners of War - International Committee of Red Cross United Nations Relief and Works Agency Correspondence (Palestine Refugees) S-0668 Subject Files - Jarring/Berendsen Detention by Israel of Two Algerian Citizens Dr. Roger Fisher - Working Papers towards Middle East Settlement Edmund de Rothschild - Notes of Meeting with Mr. Jarring Gaza Area, The - Legal Status, Arab Refugees, Plan for a Development Fund Jerusalem - Master Plan for the Old City Joseph E. Johnson - Reports Prepared for the Commission on the Middle East Military - Letter from Middle East Mission to Ambassador Jarring Notes on Hijacking Incidents

5 Palestinian Leaders - Confidential Memorandum Press Releases - Office of Public Information - Middle East Mission Press Releases - Office of Public Information - Notes to Correspondents Prisoners - Regarding Fifteen Palestinians Detained by Israeli Authorities Recognition - Article by the Legal Advisors to the Government of Israel Shabtai Rosenne - Israel's Armistice Agreements with the Arab States Sharm-el-Sheikh - Possible Israeli Withdrawal and Occupation by United Nations Forces Straits of Tiran and Gulf of Aqaba - Background and Note from Mr. Heenan Stranded Ships - Lloyds Report Suez Canal - Economic Effects of Its Closure Territorial Inviolability - Letter from Mr. Heenan to Mr. Berendsen United Nations Middle East Mission - Press Releases World Council of Churches - Correspondence between Ambassador Jarring and Dr. Eugene C. Clark

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