November 2nd, 1956
Canada Proposes International Separation Force
United Nations
Lester Pearson advanced the concept of a neutral United Nations force that could help supervise a ceasefire and separate opposing armies.
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Lester Pearson
Canada
Secretary of State for External Affairs
7 archival records
November 2nd, 1956
Canadian Proposal Offers Ceasefire Monitoring Alternative
United Nations
Lester Pearson advocated an international force that could separate combatants and make an agreed cessation of hostilities workable.
November 2nd, 1956
Emergency Force Concept Advanced at UN
United Nations
Pearson advances the proposal for an international emergency force to supervise a ceasefire and separation.
November 2nd, 1956
UNEF
United Nations
Proposes a United Nations Emergency Force to separate the opposing forces in the Suez crisis.
November 4th, 1956
Canadian Peacekeeping Initiative Secures International Backing
United Nations
Lester Pearson's plan gained support as an alternative to continued Anglo French occupation of Egyptian territory.
November 10th, 1956
Canadian Diplomacy Promotes Durable Truce Supervision
United Nations
Lester Pearson's peacekeeping proposal provided a way to supervise the cessation of hostilities after the invasion.
November 24th, 1956
Peacekeeping Facilitates Prospects for Canal Repairs
Suez Canal
The deployment of a neutral international force helped create conditions in which salvage could be contemplated after withdrawal.