Security Council Resolution 337 (1973) [on Seizure of a Lebanese Airliner by Israeli Air Forces]

S/RES/337(1973)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, published in 1974.

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Aviation Security Ceasefires Israel Lebanon Middle East Situation Military Activity

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

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At its 1736th meeting, on 13 August 1973, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Lebanon, Israel, Egypt and Iraq to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East: Letter dated 11 August 1973 from the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/10983)". 24

At its 1737th meeting, on 14 August 1973,, the Coonoil decided to invite the representative of Democratic Yemen to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the question.

Resolution 337 (l 973)

Condemns the Government of Israel for violating Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity and for the forcible diversion and seizure by the Israeli air force of a Lebanese airliner from Lebanon's air space;

Considers 1hat these actions by Israel constitute a violation of the Lebanese-Israeli Armistice Agreement of 1949, the cease-fire resolutions of the Securi,ty Council of 1967, ,the provisions of the Charter of the Uniited Nations, the international conventions on civil aviation and the principles of international law and morality;

Calls on the International Civil Aviation Organization to ,take due ,account of this resolution when

considering adequate measures to safeguard illlternational civil aviation against these actions;

Calls on Israel to desist from any and all acts that violate Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity and endanger the safety of international civil aviation and solemnly warns Israel that, if such acts are <repeated, the Council will consider taking adequate steps or measures to enforce its ll"esolutions.

Decisions

At .its 1743rd meeting, on 8 October 1973, ,the Council decided to invite ,the representatives of Egypt, Israel and the Syrian Arab Republic to participate, without vote, in ,the discussion of the item entitled "The situation in the Middle Eas,t: Letter dated 7 October 1973 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations addressed to the P,resident of the Security Council ( S/ 11O10) ". 26

At its 1745th meeting, on 11 October 1973, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item.

Resolution 338 (1973)

Calls upon all parties to the present fighting to cease all firing and terminate all military activity immediately, no laiter than 12 hours after the moment of the adoption of this decision, in the positions they now occupy;

Calls upon the parties concerned ,to start immediately after the cease-fire the implementaition of Security Council resolution 242 ( 1967) in all of its parts;

Decides that, immediately and concurrently with the cease-fire, negotiations shall start between the parties concerned under appropriate auspices aimed at establishing a just and drnable peace in the Middle East.

Adopted unanimously at the

1740th meeting of 15 August 1973 of 22 01!toher 1973

Adopted at the 1747th meeting by 14 votes to none21 26 Ibid., Twenty-eighth Year, Supplement for October, Nol"cmber and December 1973. 24 fbid., Supplement for July, August and September 1973. 25 Jbid., Twenty-eighth Year, 1736th meeting.

2 7 One member (China) did not participate in the voting.