226. Egyptian-Israeli Disengagement Agreement1
TEXTS OF AGREEMENT AND ANNEX AND U.S. PROPOSAL
Agreement Between Egypt and Israel2
The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Government of Israel have agreed that:
Article I
The conflict between them and in the Middle East shall not be resolved by military force but by peaceful means.
The Agreement concluded by the Parties January 18, 1974, within the framework of the Geneva Peace Conference, constituted a first step towards a just and durable peace according to the provisions of Security Council Resolution 338 of October 22, 1973.
They are determined to reach a final and just peace settlement by means of negotiations called for by Security Council Resolution 338, this Agreement being a significant step towards that end.
Article II
The Parties hereby undertake not to resort to the threat or use of force or military blockade against each other.
Article III
The Parties shall continue scrupulously to observe the ceasefire on land, sea and air and to refrain from all military or para-military actions against each other.
The Parties also confirm that the obligations contained in the Annex and, when concluded, the Protocol shall be an integral part of this Agreement.
[Page 826]Article IV
A. The military forces of the Parties shall be deployed in accordance with the following principles:
(1) All Israeli forces shall be deployed east of the lines designated as Lines J and M on the attached map.3
(2) All Egyptian forces shall be deployed west of the line designated as Line E on the attached map.
(3) The area between the lines designated on the attached map as Lines E and F and the area between the lines designated on the attached map as Lines J and K shall be limited in armament and forces.
(4) The limitations on armament and forces in the areas described by paragraph (3) above shall be agreed as described in the attached Annex.
(5) The zone between the lines designated on the attached map as Lines E and J, will be a buffer zone. In this zone the United Nations Emergency Force will continue to perform its functions as under the Egyptian-Israeli Agreement of January 18, 1974.
(6) In the area south from Line E and west from Line M, as defined on the attached map, there will be no military forces, as specified in the attached Annex.
B. The details concerning the new lines, the redeployment of the forces and its timing, the limitation on armaments and forces, aerial reconnaissance, the operation of the early warning and surveillance installations and the use of the roads, the United Nations functions and other arrangements will all be in accordance with the provisions of the Annex and map which are an integral part of this Agreement and of the Protocol which is to result from negotiations pursuant to the Annex and which, when concluded, shall become an integral part of this Agreement.
Article V
The United Nations Emergency Force is essential and shall continue its functions and its mandate shall be extended annually.
Article VI
The Parties hereby establish a Joint Commission for the duration of this Agreement. It will function under the aegis of the Chief Coordinator of the United Nations Peacekeeping Missions in the Middle East in order to consider any problem arising from this Agreement and to assist the United Nations Emergency Force in the execution of its man [Page 827] date. The Joint Commission shall function in accordance with procedures established in the Protocol.
Article VII
Non-military cargoes destined for or coming from Israel shall be permitted through the Suez Canal.
Article VIII
This Agreement is regarded by the Parties as a significant step toward a just and lasting peace. It is not a final peace agreement.
The Parties shall continue their efforts to negotiate a final peace agreement within the framework of the Geneva Peace Conference in accordance with Security Council Resolution 338.
Article IX
This Agreement shall enter into force upon signature of the Protocol and remain in force until superseded by a new agreement.
Done at __________ on the __________ 1975, in four original copies.
For the Government of the For the Government of Israel
Arab Republic of Egypt
__________ __________
Witness
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- Source: Department of State Bulletin, September 29, 1975, pp. 466–470. The Bulletin includes the texts of the annex, which concerns arrangements for the preparation of a protocol for the implementation of the agreemeent, and the U.S. proposal for American civilians to man an early warning system in the Sinai. Only the agreement is printed here. All three were also printed in the New York Times, September 2, 1975. President Ford issued a statement on the signing of the agreement on September 1 and had an ex-change with reporters the same day; see Public Papers: Ford, 1975, Book II, p. 1278 and pp. 1285–1287.↩
- The agreement and annex were initialed on Sept. 1 at Jerusalem by representatives of Israel and at Alexandria by representatives of Egypt and signed at Geneva on Sept. 4. [Footnote in the original.]↩
- The map is not attached, but see the final status map in Appendix B, map 4.↩