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The Middle East 1916-2001 : A Documentary Record

1910-1919	1920-1929	1930-1939	1940-1949	1950-1959
1960-1969	1970-1979	1980-1989	1990-1999	2000-2010
See Also: United Nations - Question of Palestine

1910-1919

1916 - The Sykes-Picot Agreement

1917 - Balfour Declaration; November 2

1920-1929

1922 - British White Paper on Palestine; June

1922 - The Palestine Mandate; July 24

1930-1939

1939 - British White Paper on Palestine

1940-1949

1944 - The Alexandria Protocol; October 7

1945 - Pact of the League of Arab States, March 22

1945 - Attitude of American Government Toward Palestine : Letter From President Roosevelt to King Ibn Saud, April 5

1946 - Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry; April 20

1946 - Immigration into Palestine : Statement by President Truman, October 4

1947 - U. S. Position on Palestine Question - Statement by Herschel V. Johnson, U. S. Deputy Representative to the United Nations, October 11

1947 - Partition of Palestine : United Nations Resolution 181; November 29

1948 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 42; March 5,

1948 - U. S. Position on the Palestine Problem - Statement by Ambassador Warren R. Austin, U. S. Representative in the Security Council, March 19

1948 - U. S. Proposal for Temporary United Nations Trusteeship for Palestine : Statement by President Truman, March 25

1948 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 43; April 1

1948 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 44; April 1

1948 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 46; April 17

1948 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 48; April 23

1948 - General Assembly Resolution 186 : Appointment and terms of reference of a United Nations Mediator in Palestine; May 14

1948 - Israeli Declaration of Independence; May 14

1948 - Letter From the Agent of the Provisional Government of Israel to the President of the United States, May 15

1948 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 49; May 22

1948 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 50; May 29

1948 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 53; July 7

1948 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 54; July 15

1948 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 56; August 19

1948 - Conclusions From Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator on Palestine, September 16

1948 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 57; September 18

1948 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 59; October 19

1948 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 60; October 29

1948 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 61; November 4

1948 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 62, November 16

1948 - Creation of a Conciliation Commission for Palestine - Resolution of the General Assembly, December 11,

1948 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 66, December 29

1949 - Egyptian-Israeli General Armistice Agreement, February 24

1949 - Lebanese-Israeli General Armistice Agreement, March 23

1949 - U.S Congressionsal Joint Resolution for the Authorization of a Special Contribution by the United States for the Relief of Palestine Refugees; March 24

1949 - Jordanian-Israeli General Armistice Agreement, April 3

1949 - Syrian-Israeli General Armistice Agreement, July 20

1949 - Report on Status of the Armistice Negotiations and Truce in Palestine (Excerpts), July 21

1949 - Assistance to Palestine Refugees - Resolution of the General Assembly, December 8

1949 - International Regime for the Jerusalem Area and Protection of the Holy Places - Resolution of the General Assembly, December 9

1950-1959

1950 - Tripartite Declaration Regarding the Armistice Borders : Statement by the Governments of the United States, The United Kingdom, and France, May 25

1950 - United Nations Palestine Refugee Aid Act of 1950: Title III of Public Law 535 (81st Congress, 2d Session), June 5

1950 - Treaty of Joint Defense and Economic Cooperation Between the States of the Arab League, June 17

1950 - United Nations General Assembly Resolution 393 (V), December 2

1951 - Authority of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization and of the Syrian-Israeli Mixed Armistice Commission: United Nations Security Council Resolution, May 18

1951 - Egyptian Restrictions on Israeli Shipping in the Suez Canal: United Nations Security Council Resolution, September 1

1952 - Respect for the Mandate of the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: United Nations General Assembly Resolution 512 (VI), January 26

1953 - Removal of the Israeli Foreign Office From Tel Aviv to Jerusalem: Statement by the Secretary of State, July 28

1953 - Israeli-Syrian Water Diversion Dispute: United Nations Security Council Resolution, October 27

1953 - The Qibya (Israel-Jordan) Incident: United Nations Security Council Resolution, November 24

1954 - Obligation of Egypt to Comply with the Security Council's Resolution of 1951: Statement by the United States Representative at the United Nations Before the Security Council, March 25

1954 - Prevention of Local Arms Imbalance: Address by the President, October 21 (Excerpt)

1954 - Retention of the American Embassy at Tel Aviv: Statement by the Department of State, November 3

1955 - Baghdad Pact; February 4

1955 - Israeli Attacks in the Gaza Strip: United Nations Security Council Resolution, March 29

1955 - Israeli-Egyptian Obligations to Cooperate with the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization: United Nations Security Council Resolution, March 30

1955 - Call for the Implementation of the Security Council Resolution of March 30, 1955: Letter From the President of the Security Council to Each Member, June 7

1955 - Renewed Appeal for Israeli-Egyptian Cooperation with the Truce Supervision Organization: United Nations Security Council Resolution, September 8

1955 - Avoidance of an Arms Race: Statement by the Secretary of State and the British Foreign Secretary, September 27

1955 - Shipment of Soviet Arms to Arab Countries: Remarks by the Secretary of State at News Conference, October 4 (Excerpts)

1955 - United States Support of United Nations Efforts to Achieve Peaceful Settlement: Statement by the Department of State, November 5

1955 - Reaffirmation of the Tripartite Declaration: Statement by the President, November 9

1955 - United Nations General Assembly Resolution 916 (X), December 3

1960-1969

1967 - The Khartoum Resolutions; September 1

1967 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 242; November 22

1968 - The Palestinian National Charter; July 1-17

1970-1979

1973 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 338; October 22

1974 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 346; April 8

1974 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 347; April 24

1974 - Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Syria; May 31

1974 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 350; May 31

1974 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 363; November 29

1975 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 371; July 24

1976 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 398; November 30

1977 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 420; November 30

1978 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 425; March 19

1978 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 426; March 19

1978 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 427; May 3

1978 - Camp David Accords; September 17,

1979 - Israeli-Egyptian Treaty; March 26

1979 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 449; May 30

1979 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 450; June 14

1979 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 452; July 20

1979 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 456; November 30

1979 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 459; December 19

1980-1989

1980 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 470; May 30

1981 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 481; June 19

1981 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 487; June 19

1981 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 493; November 23

1981 - Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States and the Government of Israel on Strategic Cooperation; November 30

1981 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 497; December 17

1988 - Hamas Covenant; August 18

1990-1999

1993 - Israel-Palestine Liberation Organization Declaration of Principles; September 13

1993 - Israel-Jordan Common Agenda; September 14

1994 - The Washington Declaration : Israel - Jordan - The United States; July 25

1994 - Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities Between Israel and the PLO; August 29

1994 - Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities - Annex I Protocol Concerning Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities in the Sphere of Education and Culture; August 29

1994 - Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities - Annex II Protocol Concerning Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities in the Sphere of Health; August 29

1994 - Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities - Annex III Protocol Concerning Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities in the Sphere of Social Welfare; August 29

1994 - Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities - Annex IV Protocol Concerning Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities in the Sphere of Tourism; August 29

1994 - Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities - Annex V Protocol Concerning Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities in the Sphere of Direct Taxation; August 29

1994 - Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities - Annex VI Protocol Concerning Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities in the Sphere of VAT on Local Production; August 29

1994 - Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities - Schedule 1 Six-month Budget for the Spheres; August 29

1994 - Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; October 26

1994 - Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty Annex I; October 26

1994 - Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty Annex II Water Related Matters; October 26

1995 - Executive Order 12947 : Prohibiting Transactions with Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process; January 23

1995 - U.S. Senate Resolution 69 Condemning Terrorist Attacks in Israel; January 24

1996 - Presidential Determination - Suspending Restrictions on U.S. Relations with the Palestine Liberation Organization; January 4

1996 - U.S. Senate Resolution 228 Condemning Terror Attacks in Israel; February 29

1996 - Secretary of State Christopher - Remarks in Damascus April 20

1996 - U.S. - Israel Joint Statement; April 30

1996 - President Clinton and Prime Minister Peres - Remarks at the Signing Ceremony for the U.S.-Israel Counterterrorism Accord; May 1

1997 - Statement by the Secretary of State on the Hebron Agreement; January 14

Statement by President Clinton on Hebron Protocol; January 14, 1997

1997 - Statement by Special Middle East Coordinator Ambassador Dennis Ross on Hebron Agreement; January 15

1997 - Protocol on redeployment in Hebron; January 15

1997 - UN Ambassador Richardson - Speech on Israeli Settlements; April 25

1997 - Presidential Determination on Waiver and Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization; December 9

1998 - Middle East Signing Ceremony; October 23

1998 - The Wye River Memorandum; October 23

1998 - Remarks by the President to the Members of the Palestinian National Council and Other Palestinian Organizations; December 14

1998 - US-EU Declaration on the Middle East Peace Process; December 18

1999 - Joint Statement by President Clinton and Prime Minister Ehud Barak; July 19

1999 - The Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum on Implementation Timeline of Outstanding Commitments of Agreements Signed and the Resumption of Permanent Status Negotiations; September 4

1999 - UN Security Council Resolution 1276; November 24

2000-2010

2000 - UN Security Council Resolution 1288; January 31

2000 - Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright Statement at the Opening Plenary of the Multilateral Steering Group (Middle East Peace) Moscow, Russia; February 1

2000 - Statement by the President on the Annoucement of Camp David Summit; July 5

2000 - President, William J. Clinton Remarks Upon Departure for Camp David Peace Summit; July 11

2000 - Trilateral Statement on the Middle East Summit at David Peace; July 25

2000 - President, William J. Clinton Statement on the Middle East Peace Talks at Camp David; July 25

2000 - Sharm el-Sheikh - Remarks by President Clinton and President Mubarak in Delivery of Joint Statements at the Conclusion of the Middle East Peace Summit; October 17

2001 - Sharm el-Sheikh Fact-Finding Committee - The Mitchell Plan; April 30

2001 - The Tenet Plan : Israeli-Palestinian Ceasefire and Security Plan, Proposed by CIA Director George Tenet; June 13

2001 - Statement by Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs William J. Burns to the House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia; October 17

2001 - Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks with Foreign Minister Mohammed Bin Mubarak al-Khalifa of Bahrain; November 11

2001 - United States - Russia Joint Statement on the Middle East; November 13

2001 - Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks at the McConnell Center for Political Leadership University of Louisville, Kentucky 11:17 a.m. EST; November 19

2001 - Secretary Colin L. Powell On-The-Record Briefing In Route From Louisville, Kentucky, To Washington, D.C.; November 19

2003 - A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict; April 30

2003 - The Middle East Peace Process at a Crossroads; June 11

United Nations Security Council Resolutions Relating to the Middle East