UNEF Guiding Principles Submitted
Hammarskjold submits guiding principles governing the organisation and deployment of UNEF.
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November
Council Role Gives Way to Assembly Peacekeeping
With the Security Council divided, the General Assembly's decisions on ceasefire and emergency peacekeeping became the principal United Nations response.
UNEF Mandate Receives Further Assembly Approval
The General Assembly supported guiding principles for the new emergency force as it sought to stabilize the ceasefire.
UNEF Operating Principles Support Ceasefire
The United Nations approved arrangements for a neutral force to monitor the end of combat without replacing Egyptian sovereignty.
Peacekeeping Headquarters Established in Cairo
United Nations officials established a temporary base in Cairo to coordinate the emergency force's arrival and communications.
UN Plans Replacement of Foreign Troops
Dag Hammarskjold prepared for United Nations emergency troops to take positions as British and French units left the city.
UN Works Toward International Salvage Arrangements
The Secretary General's staff explored how to organize clearance without compromising Egypt's sovereignty over its canal.
UN Chief Meets Egyptian Leaders About Deployment
Dag Hammarskjold held discussions in Cairo on the relationship between Egyptian authorities and the emergency force.
Egyptian Consent Establishes Truce Monitoring Basis
The United Nations and Egypt agreed that peacekeeping activities would operate by consent and within a defined mandate.
Canal Clearance Authority Requested
Hammarskjold asks the General Assembly for authority to negotiate arrangements for clearing the canal.
Secretary General Requests Clearance Negotiation Authority
Dag Hammarskjold sought international authorization to negotiate the clearance of sunken vessels and other obstructions.
UNEF Enters Port Said
Hammarskjold's emergency force begins moving into Port Said as withdrawal arrangements advance.
Assembly Renews Demand for Prompt Allied Withdrawal
The General Assembly maintained pressure for the removal of invading forces while arrangements for peacekeeping and evacuation continued.
Canal Salvage Becomes United Nations Priority
The United Nations addressed the engineering and financing requirements of restoring transit after the conflict.
UN Coordinates Security During Partial Handover
United Nations staff arranged supervision of ceasefire lines and local security tasks while foreign troops still occupied parts of Port Said.
December
UN Diplomacy Presses for Allied Evacuation
United Nations negotiations helped convert the general ceasefire requirement into practical arrangements for British and French withdrawal.
International Funding for Salvage Under Discussion
United Nations officials examined means of financing and coordinating the extensive work required to clear the waterway.
Canal Clearance Planning Advances at UN
The United Nations developed arrangements for salvage work once military occupation and local security problems were reduced.
Allied Withdrawal Consolidates Egyptian Ceasefire
Britain and France completed their evacuation from Port Said, removing a major source of continuing military tension.
Port Said Transfer to UNEF Supervised
Hammarskjold oversees the transition as Anglo-French forces leave and UNEF assumes temporary control.
United Nations Oversees End of Allied Occupation
The British and French departure from Port Said left United Nations peacekeepers supporting the transition to Egyptian control.
United Nations Coordinates Canal Salvage Effort
United Nations backed operations began clearing the obstructions left by the war as international authorities cooperated with Egypt.
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Academy Award
With her starring role in 1956s Anastasia, Bergman made a triumphant return to the American screen and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for a second time
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