Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, The Near and Middle East, Volume IX, Part 1

No. 710
Resolution 100 (1953). Adopted by the United Nations Security Council on October 27, 1953¹

October 27, 1953

The Security Council

Having taken note of the report of the Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine dated 23 October 1953,²

Desirous of facilitating the consideration of the question, without however prejudicing the rights, claims or position of the parties concerned,

1. Deems it desirable to that end that the works started in the demilitarized zone on 2 September 1953 should be suspended during the urgent examinations of the question by the Security Council;

2. Notes with satisfaction the statement made by the Israel representative at the 631st meeting regarding the undertaking given by his Government to suspend the works in question during that examination;

3. Relies on³ the Chief of Staff of the Truce Supervision Organization to inform it regarding the fulfillment of that undertaking.⁴

1. Source: U.N. doc. S/3128. This resolution, introduced by France, was approved unanimously at the 631st meeting of the Security Council on Oct. 27. Earlier in the meeting, Eban had informed the Council that the Israeli Government was willing to arrange a temporary suspension of the works in the demilitarized zone for the purpose of facilitating the Council’s consideration of the question, without prejudice to the merits of the case itself. (U.N. doc. S/PV. 631) The Banat Yaacov question was considered by the Security Council at its 629th to 656th meetings, between Oct. 27, 1953 and Jan. 22, 1954. (U.N. docs. S/PV. 629–656)
2. For the text of General Bennike’s report to the Security Council concerning the Israeli works in the demilitarized zone, see U.N. doc. S/3122.
3. Paragraph 3 of the English text of the draft resolution as adopted began with the word “Requests”. At the 633d meeting on Oct. 30 the Council’s President stated that the correct translation of the original French was “Relies on”. (U.N. doc. S/PV. 633, paragraphs 3 and 161)
4. At the 633d meeting the President of the Security Council informed the Council of the receipt of a letter from General Bennike, pursuant to the Council’s resolution of Oct. 27, informing the Council that the works on the project had stopped on Oct. 28 at midnight. (U.N. doc. S/PV.633)