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DOCUMENT WITHDRAWAL RECORD [NIXON PROJECT] DOCUMENT DOCUMENT SUBJECT/TITLE OR CORRESPONDENTS DATE RESTRICTION NUMBER TYPE 1 photo aerial photograph 2/5/74 B FILE GROUP TITLE BOX NUMBER NSC 1191 FOLDER TITLE I RESTRICTION CODES A. Release would violate a Federal statute or Agency Policy. E. Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or B. National security classified information. financial information. C. Pending or approved claim that release would violate an individual's F. Release would disclose investigatory information compiled for law rights. enforcement purposes. D. Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy G. Withdrawn and return private and personal material. or a libel of a living person. H. Withdrawn and returned non-historical material. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION DECLASSIFEDGPO: 1989-235-084/00024 NA 14021 (4-85) This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS PROJECT DOCUMENT CONTROL RECORD ITEM REMOVED FROM THIS FILE FOLDER A RESTRICTED DOCUMENT OR CASE FILE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS FILE FOLDER. FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM REMOVED AND THE REASON FOR ITS REMOVAL, CONSULT DOCUMENT ENTRY NUMBER ON EITHER THE DOCUMENT WITHDRAWAL RECORD (GSA FORM 7279 OR NA FORM 1421) OR NARA WITHDRAWAL SHEET (GSA FORM 7122) LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THIS FILE FOLDER. A sanitized copy substituted for an original item which contains information restricted under the Privacy Act. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION NLN Form 101 (revised 6-85) Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. DRAFT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL 1. The United States position is that withdrawal of UNDOF for the duration of the disengagement agreement requires the consent of both sides. Should the matter of the withdrawal of UNDOF or a proposal to change the mandate of this force come before the U.N. Security Council without the consent of Israel, the U.S. will vote against such withdrawal. 2. The United States will oppose deployment of UNDOF personnel from the Soviet Union, from other Communist countries, or from countries which have no diplomatic relations with Israel, in the U.N. area of separation or of their use in the super- vision of the disengagement agreement. With respect to the deployment of forces in the area of separation the U.S. will approach the U.N. Secretary-Ceneral or directly Syria with a viaw to working out arrangements wheraunder no units or Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. DRAFT --2- personnel of nations which do not have diplomatic relations with Israel will (a) be deployed adjacent to the Israeli line, or (b) participate in the inspection of the Israeli area of limited forces and armaments. 3. The United States has informed the Governmentsof Israel and Syria that it will perform asrial reconnaissance missions over the areas covered by the disengagement agreement at a frequency of about one mission every ten days (or two weeks) and will forward the photographs to both Israel and Syria as aoon as they are ready. Should the U.S. or Israel aerial reconnaissance detect a violation the U.S. will intervena diplomatically with Syria to bring about a rectification. Also, that should Israel detect a violation the U.S. will immediately perform a special flight of verification. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. 4. The United States informs Israel that Egypt has given an undartaking to the U.S. that it will support the disengage- ment agreement with Syria, Egypt considers this is a fair agreement. In the case of Syria violating the agreement and/ or reopening hostilitiss or launching a military offensive Egypt will not support Syria militarily or otherwise. 5. Recognizing the dafense responsibilities of the Governmen of Israel following redeployment of its forces under the dis- engagement agreement, the U.S. will make every effort to be fully responsive on a continuing and long-term basis to Israel military equipment requirements. 6. The U.S. will consult fully with Israel before there is to be a next phase of the Geneva Conference. The U.S. will do its best to ensure that the Conference proceeds at a pace agreed between the U.S. and Israel. 7. In case of a Syrian violation of any of the provisions of the agreement or any of its attachments, the U.S. Government will fully support Israel. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. WORKING PAPER SYRIAN REVISION 5/21/74 CONFIDENTIAL to ISRAELI- SYRIAN AGREEMENT ON DISENGAGEMENT OF FORCES IN PURSUANCE OF THE GENEVA PEACE CONFERENCE A. Israel and Syria will scrupulously observe the cease-fire on land, sea and air called for by the United Nations Security Council and will prevent from the time of the signing of this document all military or para military actions against each other. in implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 338. B. The military forces of Israel and Syria will be separated in accordance with the following principles: 1. All Israeli military forces will be west of the line designated as Line A on the map attached K hereto, except in the uneitra area, where they will be west of Line A-1. 2. All territory east of Line A will be under Syrian oivilian administration, and Syrian civilians will be permitted to return to this territory. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. -2- 3. The area between Line A and the line designated as Line B on the attached map will be an area of separation / and & -A- United Nations -presence observers (UNP) will be established and stationed in the area of separation it outside towns and villages in this area and they will observe regulations in this respect. 4. All Syrian military forces will be east of the line designated as Line B on the attached map. 5. There will be two areas of limitation in armament and forces west of Line A and east of Line B as agreed upon. 6. Air forces of the two sides will be permitted to operate up to their respective lines without interference from the other side. C. In the area between Line A and Line A-1 on the attached map there shall be no military forces. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. -3- D. This agreement and the attached map will be signed by the military representatives of Israel and Syria in the Military Working Group of the Geneva Peace Conference not later than May 26, 1974. E. The precise delineation of a detailed map and a plan for the implementation of the disengagement of forces will be worked out by military representatives of Israel and Syria, who will agree on the stages of this process. These representatives will meet under the aegís of the United Nations in the Military Working Group of the Geneva Peace Conference for this purpose no later than 48 hours after the signing of this agreement. They will complete this task within seven days. Disengagement will begin within 48 hours after the completion of the work of the military representatives and in no event later than eleven days after the signing of this agreement. The process of disengagement will be completed not later than days after it begins. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. -4- D. This agreement and the attached map will be signed on a date not later than by the Egyptian- Israeli Military Working Group after it has been joined by a Syrian military representative, at the Geneva Conference under the aegis of the United Nations and the co-chairmanship of the United States and the Soviet Union. The said Military Working Group in Geneva will work out the precise delineation of a detailed map and a plan for the disengagement, starting its work in Geneva within twenty-four hours from. the time of the signing of this agreement and completing this task within three days. Disengagement will begin within twenty-four hours after the completion of the task of the Military Working Group and in no event later than four days after the signing of this agreement. The process of disengagement should be completed within a maximum period of ten days. % E. The provisions of paragraphs A, B and C shall be inspected by personnel of the United Nations comprising the United Nations presence (UNP) observers under this agreement. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. -5- G. Within 24 hours after the signing of this agreement all wounded prisoners of war which each side holds of the other as certified by the ICRC will be repatriated. Within 24 hours of the completion of the work of the Military Working Group, all remaining prisoners of war will be repatriated. F. The exchange of all prisoners of war will take place twenty-four hours after the completion of the task of the Military Working Group. H. G. The bodies of all dead soldiers held by either side will be returned for burial in their respective countries within ten days after the signing of this agreement. I. HThis agreement is not regarded by Israel and Syria as a final a peace agreement. It eonstitutes a first is a step toward a final, Just and durable peace according to the provisions on the basis of Security Council Resolution 338 and within the framework of the Geneva Conference. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. -6- For Israel: For Syria: Witness for the United Nations: Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. WORKING PAPER SYRIAN REVISION read at kissings 5/21/74 asad meeting and presented afterwards CONFIDENTIAL in handwriting. PROTOCOL TO ISRAELI - SYRIAN AGREEMENT ON tr. DISENGAGEMENT OF FORCES Observer Organization Concerning the U.N. Presence tr. Israel and Syria. agree that: The function of the United Nations presence Observer Organization (UNP) (UNOO) under the Agreement will be to use its best efforts to prevent a recurrence of military action maintain the ceasefire and to see that it is scrupulously observed. It will supervise the Agreement and protocols thereto as they relate with regard to the areas of separation and limitation and in such other areas and ways as may be agreed. 16 will also assist in the return of oivilians to areas under Syrian administrative control in compliance with the Agreement It will enjoy freedom of movement and communication and other facilities that are necessary for the performance of its task. mission. It will be mobile and provided with light individual weapons of a defensive character only and shall not use foree except such weapons only in self-defense and 1t will be in Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. - 2 - sufficient number (not less than 3000) to assure the effective earrying out of its mandate. It will be comprised of personnel of . The number of the UNOO shall not exceed who will be selected by the Secretary General of the United Nations in: consultation with the parties from members of the United Nations who are not permanent members of the Security Council and the units will be selected by the Secretary General in consultation with the parties concerned. The presence will be under the oommand of the United Nations, vested in the Secretary General, under the authority of the Security Council It will establish its own procedures, in consultation with the parties, which shall include the attaching of Israeli and Syrian liaison officers to the UNP. The UNP will condue UNOO shall carry out inspections under the Agreement on a regular basis, not less often than once every ten fifteen days, and, in addition, when requested by either party. It shall mark on the ground the respective lines shown on the map attached to the Agreement. # # # Israel and Syria will support n resolution of the United Nations Security Council which will provide for the United Nations presence contemplated by the Agreement. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. WORKING PAPER SYRIAN REVISION read at Kissinger-Asod 5/21/74 meeting and later translat by Elias and given to us. CONFIDENTIAL to ISRAELI- SYRIAN AGREEMENT ON DISENGAGEMENT OF FORCES IN PURSUANCE OF THE GENEVA PEACE CONFERENCE A. Israel and Syria will scrupulously observe the cease-fire on land, sea and air called for by the United Nations Security Council and will prevent from the time of the signing of this document all military or para military actions against each other. in implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 338. B. The military forces of Israel and Syria will be separated in accordance with the following principles: 1. All Israeli military forces will be west of the line designated as Line A on the map attached K hereto, except in the Quneitra area, where they will be west of Line A-1. 2. All territory east of Line A will be under Syrian-oivilian- administration, and Syrian civilians will be permitted to return to this territory. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. -2- 3. The area between Line A and the line designated as Line B on the attached map will be an area of separation / and & -A- United Nations presence observers (UNP) will be established and stationed in the area of separation it outside towns and villages in this area and they will observe regulations in this respect. 4. All Syrian military forces will be east of the line designated as Line B on the attached map. 5. There will be two areas of limitation in armament and forces west of Line A and east of Line B as agreed upon. 6. Air forces of the two sides will be permitted to operate up to their respective lines without interference from the other side. C. In the area between Line A and Line A-1 on the attached map there shall be no military forces. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. -3- D. This agreement and the attached map will be signed by the military representatives of Israel and Syria in the Military Working Group of the Geneva Peace Conference not later than May 26, 1974. E. The precise delineation of a detailed map and a plan for the implementation of the disengagement of forces will be worked out by military representatives of Israel and Syria, who will agree on the stages of this process. These representatives will meet under the aegís of the United Nations in the Military Working Group of the Geneva Peace Conference for this purpose no later than 48 hours after the signing of this agreement. They will complete this task within seven days. Disengagement will begin within 48 hours after the completion of the work of the military representatives and in no event later than eleven days after the signing of this agreement. The process of disengagement will be completed not later than days after it begins. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. -4- D. This agreement and the attached map will be signed on a date not later than by the Egyptian- Israeli Military Working Group after it has been joined by a Syrian military representative, at the Geneva Conference under the aegis of the United Nations and the co-chairmanship of the United States and the Soviet Union. The said Military Working Group in Geneva will work out the precise delineation of a detailed map and a plan for the disengagement, starting its work in Geneva within twenty-four twenty hours from the time of the signing of this agreement and completing this task within three days. Disengagement will begin within twenty-four twenty - four hours after the completion of the task of the Military Working Group and in no event later than four days after the signing of this agreement. The process of disengagement should be completed within a maximum period of ten days. % E. The provisions of paragraphs A, B and C shall be inspected by personnel of the United Nations comprising the United Nations presence (UNP) observers under this agreement. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. -5- G. Within 24 hours after the signing of this agreement all wounded prisoners of war which each side holds of the other as certified by the ICRC will be repatriated. Within 24 hours of the completion of the work of the Military Working Group, all remaining prisoners of war will be repatriated. F. The exchange of all prisoners of war will take place twenty-four hours after the completion of the task of the Military Working Group. H. G. The bodies of all dead soldiers held by either side will be returned for burial in their respective countries within ten days after the signing of this agreement. I. HThis agreement is not regarded by Israel and Syria as a final a peace agreement. It eonstitutes a first is a step toward a final, ust and durable peace according to the provisions on the basis of Security Council Resolution 338 and within the framework of the Geneva Conference. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. -6- For Israel: For Syria: Witness for the United Nations: Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET May 24, 1974 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL (1) The United States position is that withdrawal of the United Nations forces agreed upon under the Israeli-Syrian Disengagement Agreement will require the consent of both sides. Should the matter of the withdrawal of the UN force come before the United Nations Security Council without the consent of Israel, the United States will vote against such withdrawal. (2) The United States will oppose supervision of Israeli held areas by UN personnel from the Soviet Union, from other communist countries, or from countries which have no diplomatic relations with Israel. With respect to the deployment of forces in the area of separation, the United States will approach the United Nations Secretary General or directly Syria with a view to working out arrangements whereunder no units or personnel of nations which do not have diplomatic relations with Israel will (a) be deployed adjacent to the Israeli line, or (b) participate in the inspection of the Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET 2. Israeli area of limited forces and armaments. (3) The United States has informed the Governments of Israel and Syria that it will, with the consent of the parties, perform aerial reconnaissance missions over the areas covered by the disengagement agreement at a frequency of about one mission every ten days or two weeks, including special missions on request, and will forward the photographs to both Israel and Syria as soon as they are ready. (4) Recognizing the defense responsibilities of the Government of Israel following redeployment of its forces under the Disengagement Agreement the United States reaffirms that it will make every effort to be fully responsive on a continuing and long-term basis to Israel's military equipment requirements. (5) It is the policy of the United States that implementation of the Disengagement Agreement should take precedence over the undertaking of new commitments by the parties related to subsequent phases of the Geneva Conference. The United States will do its best to help facilitate the Conference proceeding at a pace commensurate with this view. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET 3 (6) In case of a Syrian violation of any of the provisions of the Disengagement Agreement, the United States Government will support Israel diplomatically and will immediately consult with it regarding necessary reactions. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET May 24, 1974 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL (1) The United States position is that withdrawal of the United Nations forces agreed upon under the Israeli-Syrian Disengagement Agreement will require the consent of both sides. Should the matter of the withdrawal of the UN force come before the United Nations Security Council without the consent of Israel, the United States will vote against such withdrawal. (2) The United States will oppose supervision of Israeli held areas by UN personnel from the Soviet Union, from other communist countries, or from countries which have no diplomatic relations with Israel. With respect to the deployment of forces in the area of separation, the United States will approach the United Nations Secretary General or directly Syria with a view to working out arrangements whereunder no units or personnel of nations which do not have diplomatic relations with Israel will (a) be deployed adjacent to the Israeli line, or (b) participate in the inspection of the Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET 2. Israeli area of limited forces and armaments. (3) The United States has informed the Governments of Israel and Syria that it will, with the consent of the parties, perform aerial reconnaissance missions over the areas covered by the disengagement agreement at a frequency of about one mission every ten days or two weeks, including special missions on request, and will forward the photographs to both Israel and Syria as soon as they are ready. (4) Recognizing the defense responsibilities of the Government of Israel following redeployment of its forces under the Disengagement Agreement the United States reaffirms that it will make every effort to be fully responsive on a continuing and long-term basis to Israel's military equipment requirements. (5) It is the policy of the United States that implementation of the Disengagement Agreement should take precedence over the undertaking of new commitments by the parties related to subsequent phases Conference. The United States will do its best to help facilitate the Conference proceeding at a pace commensurate with this view. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET 3 (6) In case of a Syrian violation of any of the provisions of the Disengagement Agreement, the United States Government will support Israel diplomatically and will immediately consult with it regarding necessary reactions. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET May 24, 1974 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL (1) The United States position is that withdrawal of the United Nations forces agreed upon under the Israeli-Syrian Disengagement Agreement will require the consent of both sides. Should the matter of the withdrawal of the UN force come before the United Nations Security Council without the consent of Israel, the United States will vote against such withdrawal. (2) The United States will oppose supervision of Israeli held areas by UN personnel from the Soviet Union, from other communist countries, or from countries which have no diplomatic relations with Israel. With respect to the deployment of forces in the area of separation, the United States will approach the United Nations Secretary General or directly Syria with a view to working out arrangements whereunder no units or personnel of nations which do not have diplomatic relations with Israel will (a) be deployed adjacent to the Israeli line, or (b) participate in the inspection of the Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET 2. Israeli area of limited forces and armaments. (3) The United States has informed the Governments of Israel and Syria that it will, with the consent of the parties, perform aerial reconnaissance missions over the areas covered by the disengagement agreement at a frequency of about one mission every ten days or two weeks, including special missions on request, and will forward the photographs to both Israel and Syria as soon as they are ready. (4) Recognizing the defense responsibilities of the Government of Israel following redeployment of its forces under the Disengagement Agreement the United States reaffirms that it will make every effort to be fully responsive on a continuing and long-term basis to Israel's military equipment requirements. (5) It is the policy of the United States that implementation of the Disengagement Agreement should take precedence over the undertaking of new commitments by the parties related to subsequent phases of the Geneva Conference. The United States will do its best to help facilitate the Conference proceeding at a pace commensurate with this view. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET 3 (6) In case of a Syrian violation of any of the provisions of the Disengagement Agreement, the United States Government will support Israel diplomatically and will immediately consult with it regarding necessary reactions. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET May 24, 1974 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL (1) The United States position is that withdrawal of the United Nations forces agreed upon under the Israeli-Syrian Disengagement Agreement will require the consent of both sides. Should the matter of the withdrawal of the UN force come before the United Nations Security Council without the consent of Israel, the United States will vote against such withdrawal. (2) The United States will oppose supervision of Israeli held areas by UN personnel from the Soviet Union, from other communist countries, or from countries which have no diplomatic relations with Israel. With respect to the deployment of forces in the area of separation, the United States will approach the United Nations Secretary General or directly Syria with a view to working out arrangements whereunder no units or personnel of nations which do not have diplomatic relations with Israel will (a) be deployed adjacent to the Israeli line, or (b) participate in the inspection of the Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET 2. Israeli area of limited forces and armaments. (3) The United States has informed the Governments of Israel and Syria that it will, with the consent of the parties, perform aerial reconnaissance missions over the areas covered by the disengagement agreement at a frequency of about one mission every ten days or two weeks, including special missions on request, and will forward the photographs to both Israel and Syria as soon as they are ready. (4) Recognizing the defense responsibilities of the Government of Israel following redeployment of its forces under the Disengagement Agreement the United States reaffirms that it will make every effort to be fully responsive on a continuing and long-term basis to Israel's military equipment requirements. (5) It is the policy of the United States that implementation of the Disengagement Agreement should take precedence over the undertaking of new commitments by the parties related to subsequent phases of the Geneva Conference. The United States will do its best to help facilitate the Conference proceeding at a pace commensurate with this view. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET 3 (6) In case of a Syrian violation of any of the provisions of the Disengagement Agreement, the United States Government will support Israel diplomatically and will immediately consult with it regarding necessary reactions. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET May 24, 1974 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL (1) The United States position is that withdrawal of the United Nations forces agreed upon under the Israeli-Syrian Disengagement Agreement will require the consent of both sides. Should the matter of the withdrawal of the UN force come before the United Nations Security Council without the consent of Israel, the United States will vote against such withdrawal. (2) The United States will oppose supervision of Israeli held areas by UN personnel from the Soviet Union, from other communist countries, or from countries which have no diplomatic relations with Israel. With respect to the deployment of forces in the area of separation, the United States will approach the United Nations Secretary General or directly Syria with a view to working out arrangements whereunder no units or personnel of nations which do not have diplomatic relations with Israel will (a) be deployed adjacent to the Israeli line, or (b) participate in the inspection of the Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET 2. Israeli area of limited forces and armaments. (3) The United States has informed the Governments of Israel and Syria that it will, with the consent of the parties, perform aerial reconnaissance missions over the areas covered by the disengagement agreement at a frequency of about one mission every ten days or two weeks, including special missions on request, and will forward the photographs to both Israel and Syria as soon as they are ready. (4) Recognizing the defense responsibilities of the Government of Israel following redeployment of its forces under the Disengagement Agreement the United States reaffirms that it will make every effort to be fully responsive on a continuing and long-term basis to Israel's military equipment requirements. (5) It is the policy of the United States that implementation of the Disengagement Agreement should take precedence over the undertaking of new commitments by the parties related to subsequent phases of the Geneva Conference. The United States will do its best to help facilitate the Conference proceeding at a pace commensurate with this view. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET 3 (6) In case of a Syrian violation of any of the provisions of the Disengagement Agreement, the United States Government will support Israel diplomatically and will immediately consult with it regarding necessary reactions. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET May 24, 1974 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL (1) The United States position is that withdrawal of the United Nations forces agreed upon under the Israeli-Syrian Disengagement Agreement will require the consent of both sides. Should the matter of the withdrawal of the UN force come before the United Nations Security Council without the consent of Israel, the United States will vote against such withdrawal. (2) The United States will oppose supervision of Israeli held areas by UN personnel from the Soviet Union, from other communist countries, or from countries which have no diplomatic relations with Israel. With respect to the deployment of forces in the area of separation, the United States will approach the United Nations Secretary General or directly Syria with a view to working out arrangements whereunder no units or personnel of nations which do not have diplomatic relations with Israel will (a) be deployed adjacent to the Israeli line, or (b) participate in the inspection of the Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET 2. Israeli area of limited forces and armaments. (3) The United States has informed the Governments of Israel and Syria that it will, with the consent of the parties, perform aerial reconnaissance missions over the areas covered by the disengagement agreement at a frequency of about one mission every ten days or two weeks, including special missions on request, and will forward the photographs to both Israel and Syria as soon as they are ready. (4) Recognizing the defense responsibilities of the Government of Israel following redeployment of its forces under the Disengagement Agreement the United States reaffirms that it will make every effort to be fully responsive on a continuing and long-term basis to Israel's military equipment requirements. (5) It is the policy of the United States that implementation of the Disengagement Agreement should take precedence over the undertaking of new commitments by the parties related to subsequent phases of the Geneva Conference. The United States will do its best to help facilitate the Conference proceeding at a pace commensurate with this view. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET 3 (6) In case of a Syrian violation of any of the provisions of the Disengagement Agreement, the United States Government will support Israel diplomatically and will immediately consult with it regarding necessary reactions. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET May 24, 1974 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL (1) The United States position is that withdrawal of the United Nations forces agreed upon under the Israeli-Syrian Disengagement Agreement will require the consent of both sides. Should the matter of the withdrawal of the UN force come before the United Nations Security Council without the consent of Israel, the United States will vote against such withdrawal. (2) The United States will oppose supervision of Israeli held areas by UN personnel from the Soviet Union, from other communist countries, or from countries which have no diplomatic relations with Israel. With respect to the deployment of forces in the area of separation, the United States will approach the United Nations Secretary General or directly Syria with a view to working out arrangements whereunder no units or personnel of nations which do not have diplomatic relations with Israel will (a) be deployed adjacent to the Israeli line, or (b) participate in the inspection of the Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified, SECRET 2. Israeli area of limited forces and armaments. (3) The United States has informed the Governments of Israel and Syria that it will, with the consent of the parties, perform aerial reconnaissance missions over the areas covered by the disengagement agreement at a frequency of about one mission every ten days or two weeks, including special missions on request, and will forward the photographs to both Israel and Syria as soon as they are ready. (4) Recognizing the defense responsibilities of the Government of Israel following redeployment of its forces under the Disengagement Agreement the United States reaffirms that it will make every effort to be fully responsive on a continuing and long-term basis to Israel's military equipment requirements. (5) It is the policy of the United States that implementation of the Disengagement Agreement should take precedence over the undertaking of new commitments by the parties related to subsequent phases of the Geneva Conference. The United States will do its best to help facilitate the Conference proceeding at a pace commensurate with this view. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET 3 (6) In case of a Syrian violation of any of the provisions of the Disengagement Agreement, the United States Government will support Israel diplomatically and will immediately consult with it regarding necessary reactions. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET May 24, 1974 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL (1) The United States position is that withdrawal of the United Nations forces agreed upon under the Israeli-Syrian Disengagement Agreement will require the consent of both sides. Should the matter of the withdrawal of the UN force come before the United Nations Security Council without the consent of Israel, the United States will vote against such withdrawal. (2) The United States will oppose supervision of Israeli held areas by UN personnel from the Soviet Union, from other communist countries, or from countries which have no diplomatic relations with Israel. With respect to the deployment of forces in the area of separation, the United States will approach the United Nations Secretary General or directly Syria with a view to working out arrangements whereunder no units or personnel of nations which do not have diplomatic relations with Israel will (a) be deployed adjacent to the Israeli line, or (b) participate in the inspection of the Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET 2. Israeli area of limited forces and armaments. (3) The United States has informed the Governments of Israel and Syria that it will, with the consent of the parties, perform aerial reconnaissance missions over the areas covered by the disengagement agreement at a frequency of about one mission every ten days or two weeks, including special missions on request, and will forward the photographs to both Israel and Syria as soon as they are ready. (4) Recognizing the defense responsibilities of the Government of Israel following redeployment of its forces under the Disengagement Agreement the United States reaffirms that it will make every effort to be fully responsive on a continuing and long-term basis to Israel's military equipment requirements. (5) It is the policy of the United States that implementation of the Disengagement Agreement should take precedence over the undertaking of new commitments by the parties related to subsequent phases of the Geneva Conference. The United States will do its best to help facilitate the Conference proceeding at a pace commensurate with this view. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED, This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET 3 (6) In case of a Syrian violation of any of the provisions of the Disengagement Agreement, the United States Government will support Israel diplomatically and will immediately consult with it regarding necessary reactions. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET May 24, 1974 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL (1) The United States position is that withdrawal of the United Nations forces agreed upon under the Israeli-Syrian Disengagement Agreement will require the consent of both sides. Should the matter of the withdrawal of the UN force come before the United Nations Security Council without the consent of Israel, the United States will vote against such withdrawal. (2) The United States will oppose supervision of Israeli held areas by UN personnel from the Soviet Union, from other communist countries, or from countries which have no diplomatic relations with Israel. With respect to the deployment of forces in the area of separation, the United States will approach the United Nations Secretary General or directly Syria with a view to working out arrangements whereunder no units or personnel of nations which do not have diplomatic relations with Israel will (a) be deployed adjacent to the Israeli line, or (b) participate in the inspection of the Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET 2. Israeli area of limited forces and armaments. (3) The United States has informed the Governments of Israel and Syria that it will, with the consent of the parties, perform aerial reconnaissance missions over the areas covered by the disengagement agreement at a frequency of about one mission every ten days or two weeks, including special missions on request, and will forward the photographs to both Israel and Syria as soon as they are ready. (4) Recognizing the defense responsibilities of the Government of Israel following redeployment of its forces under the Disengagement Agreement the United States reaffirms that it will make every effort to be fully responsive on a continuing and long-term basis to Israel's military equipment requirements. (5) It is the policy of the United States that implementation of the Disengagement Agreement should take precedence over the undertaking of new commitments by the parties related to subsequent phases of the Geneva Conference. The United States will do its best to help facilitate the Conference proceeding at a pace commensurate with this view. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET 3 (6) In case of a Syrian violation of any of the provisions of the Disengagement Agreement, the United States Government will support Israel diplomatically and will immediately consult with it regarding necessary reactions. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET May 24, 1974 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL (1) The United States position is that withdrawal of the United Nations forces agreed upon under the Israeli-Syrian Disengagement Agreement will require the consent of both sides. Should the matter of the withdrawal of the UN force come before the United Nations Security Council without the consent of Israel, the United States will vote against such withdrawal. (2) The United States will oppose supervision of Israeli held areas by UN personnel from the Soviet Union, from other communist countries, or from countries which have no diplomatic relations with Israel. With respect to the deployment of forces in the area of separation, the United States will approach the United Nations Secretary General or directly Syria with a view to working out arrangements whereunder no units or personnel of nations which do not have diplomatic relations with Israel will (a) be deployed adjacent to the Israeli line, or (b) participate in the inspection of the Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET 2. Israeli area of limited forces and armaments. (3) The United States has informed the Governments of Israel and Syria that it will, with the consent of the parties, perform aerial reconnaissance missions over the areas covered by the disengagement agreement at a frequency of about one mission every ten days or two weeks, including special missions on request, and will forward the photographs to both Israel and Syria as soon as they are ready. (4) Recognizing the defense responsibilities of the Government of Israel following redeployment of its forces under the Disengagement Agreement the United States reaffirms that it will make every effort to be fully responsive on a continuing and long-term basis to Israel's military equipment requirements. (5) It is the policy of the United States that implementation of the Disengagement Agreement should take precedence over the undertaking of new commitments by the parties related to subsequent phases of the Geneva Conference. The United States will do its best to help facilitate the Conference proceeding at a pace commensurate with this view. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified. SECRET 3 (6) In case of a Syrian violation of any of the provisions of the Disengagement Agreement, the United States Government will support Israel diplomatically and will immediately consult with it regarding necessary reactions. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified.