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UNYOM was established on
11 June 1963 by Security Council resolution
179 (1963), to observe and certify the implementation of the disengagement
agreement between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Republic. The mandate
of UNYOM stemmed from the disengagement agreement entered into by the
three Governments concerned, namely, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Republic
and the Arab Republic of Yemen, set out in the report of the Secretary-General
of 29 April 1963. The function and authority of UNYOM as defined in the
agreement were considerably more limited than in the case of other United
Nations observation missions. Its establishment was not based on any ceasefire
agreement and there was no ceasefire to supervise. The tasks of UNYOM
were limited strictly to observing, certifying and reporting in connection
with the intention of Saudi Arabia to end activities in support of the
royalists in Yemen and the intention of Egypt to withdraw its troops from
that country. The mandate of UNYOM ended on 4 September 1964 and its personnel
and equipment were withdrawn.
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