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1956 in Sweden
Explore 63 historical events and records for Sweden in 1956.
Historical records for Sweden in 1956
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June
August
Sweden Joins Five Nation Canal Mission
Osten Unden served as Sweden's representative on the committee seeking an agreed settlement of the Suez Canal dispute.
Swedish Delegate Prepares Neutral Mediation Role
Osten Unden joined the committee's efforts to present an international plan without abandoning the search for a peaceful compromise.
September
Swedish Representative Examines Proposed Canal Guarantees
Osten Unden participated in discussions about the guarantees sought by canal users and the Egyptian government's objections.
Swedish Delegate Reports Diplomatic Impasse
Osten Unden's committee could not bridge the disagreement between Egyptian sovereign control and the proposed international administration.
October
Secretary General Supports Closed Canal Consultations
Dag Hammarskjold supported diplomatic contacts as the Security Council considered the dispute over Egypt's nationalization of the Suez Canal.
UN Canal Debate Includes Users Interests
Dag Hammarskjold oversaw diplomatic contacts in which the interests of canal users remained central to discussion of a negotiated settlement.
Private Ministerial Consultations Explore Compromise
Dag Hammarskjold facilitated confidential conversations among the Egyptian, British, and French foreign ministers to identify common ground.
Secretary General Facilitates Private Canal Talks
Dag Hammarskjold promoted confidential discussions among the foreign ministers to narrow their differences before the Security Council decided the canal question.
Mediation Separates Principles From Implementation
Dag Hammarskjold sought agreement on broad principles even though the parties remained divided over the machinery for operating the canal.
Canal User Consultation on Tolls Proposed
Dag Hammarskjold's six-principle formulation required tolls and charges to be determined by agreement between Egypt and canal users.
Six Canal Principles Presented to Security Council
Dag Hammarskjold set out six proposed requirements for a negotiated canal settlement before the Security Council.
User Agreement on Canal Tolls Enters Formula
Dag Hammarskjold presented a settlement principle requiring Egypt and canal users to agree on how tolls and charges should be fixed.
Consensus Survives Dispute Over Implementation
Dag Hammarskjold secured agreement on general requirements while a wider proposed resolution on the means of implementation failed to pass.
Development Share Included in Six Principles
Dag Hammarskjold's compromise formula, adopted by the Council, required that a fair proportion of canal dues be used for development.
Resolution 118 Establishes Negotiation Framework
The Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 118, recognizing six principles intended to guide a peaceful settlement of the Suez Canal dispute.
Security Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution One Eighteen
Dag Hammarskjold witnessed the unanimous adoption of Security Council Resolution 118, which endorsed the six principles for resolving the Suez question.
UN Recognizes Six Canal Settlement Requirements
The Security Council adopted six shared principles on the canal, providing Dag Hammarskjold with a diplomatic framework for further mediation.
UN Agenda Expands Beyond Egypt Emergency
The United Nations confronted both the rapidly worsening Suez war and international concern over events in Hungary.
United Nations Confronts Sudden Canal Deadline
Dag Hammarskjold's organization faced an immediate emergency when the two European powers threatened force unless Egypt accepted their demands.
Council Deadlock Spurs Emergency Assembly Referral
The failure of the permanent members to agree prompted the Security Council to transfer urgent consideration of the fighting to the General Assembly.
Procedural Vote Bypasses Permanent Member Obstruction
Because a procedural decision was not subject to a permanent member veto, the Council referred the crisis to the wider membership.
Security Council Deadlock Delays Ceasefire Action
British and French vetoes prevented the Security Council from adopting substantive demands to stop hostilities in Egypt.
UN Charter Procedures Redirect Blocked Suez Debate
The Security Council referred the conflict to the General Assembly after vetoes prevented agreement on immediate action concerning Egypt.
November
Assembly Takes Up Ultimatum Related Hostilities
The United Nations General Assembly convened urgently after Security Council deadlock over the conflict triggered by the Israeli invasion and ultimatum.
First Emergency Session Opens After Council Referral
The General Assembly met in its first emergency special session to consider the fighting in Egypt after Security Council intervention stalled.
United Nations Confronts Overlapping Emergencies
Dag Hammarskjold's organization faced a severe strain as the Suez emergency and the Hungarian uprising required urgent international attention.
Assembly Resolution 997 Calls for Fighting to Stop
The General Assembly demanded an immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of troops from territory occupied during the Suez conflict.
General Assembly Calls for Immediate Ceasefire
The General Assembly adopted Resolution 997 demanding a cessation of hostilities and withdrawal to the relevant armistice lines.
Assembly Requests Plan for Emergency Peacekeepers
The General Assembly asked the Secretary General to prepare a proposal for an emergency international force responding to the conflict.
General Assembly Establishes Emergency Force
The General Assembly endorsed creation of the United Nations Emergency Force to assist in stopping the fighting in Egypt.
Hungarian Emergency Referral Follows Suez Precedent
The Security Council again invoked the emergency special session procedure, this time in response to Soviet military action in Hungary.
Secretary General Presents UNEF Organization Plan
Dag Hammarskjold prepared operational arrangements for an emergency force intended to supervise a cessation of hostilities.
Security Council Refers Hungarian Crisis to Assembly
The Security Council adopted Resolution 120 authorizing an emergency Assembly session on Hungary after Soviet opposition blocked substantive action.
UNEF Plan Prepared within Forty-Eight Hours
Hammarskjold prepares the organisational plan for the first United Nations Emergency Force.
United Nations Authorizes Emergency Peacekeeping Concept
The Assembly endorsed development of a neutral force to assist in supervising the ceasefire and withdrawal of combatants.
United Nations Considers Navigation Emergency Consequences
The international response to the fighting increasingly had to address both withdrawal of troops and restoration of canal traffic.
UN General Assembly Debates Two Armed Interventions
The international organization faced separate emergency deliberations over the Hungarian revolt and the continued Anglo French campaign in Egypt.
UN Selects Initial Emergency Force Commander
The United Nations established an initial command arrangement for the emergency force that would operate with host state consent.
Secretary General Outlines Peacekeeping Ground Rules
Dag Hammarskjold explained the operational limits of an impartial force that would not become a belligerent or impose itself without consent.
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