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108, adopted unanimously on September 8, 1955, after another report by the Chief of Staff of the

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, the Council noted the acceptance by both parties of the appeal of the Chief of Staff for an unconditional

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. The Council went on to endorse the view of the Chief of Staff that the armed forces of both parties should be clearly and effectively separated by the measures he proposed and declared that

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must be afforded to UN observers in the area.

References

Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

* {{UNSCR 1955 0108 0108 0108 1955 in Egypt 1955 in Israel September 1955 events

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