United Nations Security Council resolution 910, adopted unanimously on 14 April 1994, after considering a letter by the Secretary-General

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advising of his intention to send a

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team to the disputed

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between

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and

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, the Council decided to exempt the reconnaissance mission from a provision in Resolution 748 (1992) that imposed

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on Libya. Acting under

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, the Council recognised that the mission would require the use of United Nations aircraft which required exemption in order to monitor the Libyan withdrawal. The Council welcomed the agreement between the

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and

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on 4 April 1994 concerning the implementation of the judgment delivered by the

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on 3 February 1994 regarding the sovereignty of the Aouzou Strip. The Secretary-General was requested to keep the Council informed on flights made under the current resolution.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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