Separation of Forces
Agreement Between Israel and Syria
May 31, 1974
A. Israel and Syria will scrupulously observe the cease-fire on land, sea and
air and will refrain from all military actions against each other, from the time
of the signing of the document, in implementation of United
Nations Security Council resolution 338 dated October 22, 1973.
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 hereto, except in the Kuneitra area, where they will be west
of line A-1. 2. All territory east of Line A will be under Syrian
administration, and the Syrian civilians will return to this territory. 3. The
area between Line A and the Line designated as Line B on the attached map will
be an area of separation. In this area will be stationed the United Nations
Disengagement Observer Force established in accordance with the accompanying protocol.
4. All Syrian military forces will be east of the line designated as Line B on
the attached map. 5. There will be two equal areas of limitation in armament and
forces, one west of Line A and one 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.
D. This agreement and the attached map will be signed by the military
representatives of Israel and Syria in Geneva not later than May 31, 1974, in
the Egyptian-Israeli military working group of the Geneva Peace Conference under
the aegis of the United Nations, after that group has been joined by a Syrian
military representative, and with the participation of representatives of the
United States and the Soviet Union. The precise delineation of a detailed map
and a plan for the implementation of the disengagement of forces will be worked
by military representatives of Israel and Syria in the Egyptian-Israeli military
working group, who will agree on the stages of this process. The military
working group described above will state their work for this purpose in Geneva
under the aegis of the United Nations within 24 hours after the signing of this
agreement. They will complete this task within five days. Disengagement will
begin within 24 hours after the completion of the task of the military working
group. The process of disengagement will be completed not later than twenty days
after it begins.
E. The provisions of paragraph A, B, and C shall be inspected by personnel of
the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force under this agreement.
F. Within 24 hours after the signing of this agreement in Geneva all wounded
prisoners of war which each side holds of the other as certified by the ICRC
will be repatriated. The morning after the completion of the task of the
military working group, all remaining prisoners of war will be repatriated.
G. The bodies of all dead soldiers held by either side will be returned for
burial in their respective countries within 10 days after the signing of this
agreement.
H. This agreement is not a peace agreement. It is a step toward a just and
durable peace on the basis of Security
Council Resolution 338 dated October 22, 1973.
Israel and Syria agree that:
The function of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) under
that agreement will be to use its best efforts to maintain the cease-fire and to
see that it is scrupulously observed. It will supervise the agreement and
protocol thereto with regard to the area of separation and limitation. In
carrying out its mission, it will comply with generally applicable Syrian laws
and regulations and still not hamper the functioning of local civil
administration. It will enjoy freedom of movement and communication and other
facilities that are necessary for its mission. It will be mobile and provided
with personal weapons of a defensive character and shall use such weapons only
in self-defence. The number of the UNDOF shall be about 1,200, 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.
The UNDOF will be under the command of the United Nations, vested in the
Security Council.
The UNDOF shall carry out inspections under the agreement, and report there
on to the parties, on a regular basis, not less often that once every 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 a resolution of the United Nations Security
Council which will provide for the UNDOF contemplated by the agreement. The
initial authorization will be for six months subject to renewal by further
resolution of the Security Council.
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