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Baghdad Pact

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

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The chiefs of state of members of the Baghdad Pact, except the United Kingdom, met November 5–8, 1956, in Teheran. Their statement issued after the meeting condemned “Israeli aggression”, called for immediate withdrawal of Israel troops from Egypt and release of Egyptian prisoners taken by Israel, and requested the United Kingdom and France to stop hostilities, withdraw their forces from Egypt, and respect Egypt's sovereignty, integrity, and independence. The statement welcomed the General Assembly resolution contemplating the establishment of an international police force. The Suez dispute, it said, should be settled through negotiations with Egypt, under the auspices of the UN, “which should, inter alia, insure free passage through the canal with full respect for Egyptian sovereignty”. It added that those present had emphasized the necessity of solving the Arab-Israel dispute and considered the UN 1947 resolution an appropriate basis for negotiating a settlement.

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International Organizations: Summary of Activities: III. Political and Regional Organizations
Information
International Organization , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , Winter 1957 , pp. 186 - 188
Copyright
Copyright © The IO Foundation 1957

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References

1 New York Times, November 6 an d 9, 1956; and The Times (London), 11 9, 1956Google Scholar.

2 New York Times, November 10, 1956.

3 Ibid., November 20, 34, and 26, 1956; The Times (London), 11 12, 16, 23, 25, and 26, 1956Google Scholar.

4 The Times (London), 11 30 and December 1, 1956Google Scholar; New York Times, November 28 and 30 and December 25, 1956.

5 New York Times, December 8, 1956; and The Times (London), 12 8 and 17, 1956Google Scholar.

6 New York Times, January 22, 1957.