U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 242

                             November 22, 1967



     Following the June '67, Six-Day War, the situation in the Middle East
     was discussed by the UN General Assembly, which referred the issue to
     the Security Council. After lengthy discussion, a final draft for a
     Security Council resolution was presented by the British Ambassador,
     Lord Caradon, on November 22, 1967. It was adopted on the same day.

     This resolution, numbered 242, established provisions and principles
     which, it was hoped, would lead to a solution of the conflict.
     Resolution 242 was to become the cornerstone of Middle East diplomatic
     efforts in the coming decades.



U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 242
NOVEMBER 22, 1967

The Security Council,

Expressing its continuing concern with the grave situation in the Middle
East,

Emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and
the need to work for a just and lasting peace in which every State in the
area can live in security,

Emphasizing further that all Member States in their acceptance of the
Charter of the United Nations have undertaken a commitment to act in
accordance with Article 2 of the Charter,

  1. Affirms that the fulfillment of Charter principles requires the
     establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East which
     should include the application of both the following principles:

        o Withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in
          the recent conflict;
        o Termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect
          for and acknowledgement of the sovereignty, territorial integrity
          and political independence of every State in the area and their
          right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries
          free from threats or acts of force;

  2. Affirms further the necessity

        o For guaranteeing freedom of navigation through international
          waterways in the area;
        o For achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem;
        o For guaranteeing the territorial inviolability and political
          independence of every State in the area, through measures
          including the establishment of demilitarized zones;

  3. Requests the Secretary General to designate a Special Representative
     to proceed to the Middle East to establish and maintain contacts with
     the States concerned in order to promote agreement and assist efforts
     to achieve a peaceful and accepted settlement in accordance with the
     provisions and principles in this resolution;

  4. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council on
     the progress of the efforts of the Special Representative as soon as
     possible.