United Nations Security Council Resolution 259

UN Security Council
Resolution 259
UN Security Council; Resolution 259
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Date	September 27 1968
Meeting no.	1454
Code	S/RES/259 (Document)
Subject	The situation in the Middle East
Voting summary	12 voted for; None voted against; 3 abstained;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; Soviet Union; United Kingdom; United States;
Non-permanent members	Algeria; Brazil; Canada; Denmark; Ethiopia; Hungary; India; Pakistan; Paraguay; Senegal;
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 259, adopted on September 27, 1968, concerned with the welfare of the inhabitants of the Arab territories then occupied by Israel after the Six-Day War, the Council requested the Secretary-General send a Special Representative to report on the implementation of resolution 237. The Council requested that Israel receive and co-operate with the Special Representative and that the Secretary-General should be afforded all co-operation in order to implement the present resolution.