  {"id":189861,"date":"1985-10-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=189861"},"modified":"2019-03-11T22:40:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:40:14","slug":"auto-insert-189861","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-189861\/","title":{"rendered":"±¬ÁÏÍøIFIL mandate &#8211; Letter from Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">LETTER DATED 3 OCTOBER 1985 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">LEBANON TO THE ±¬ÁÏÍøITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>I have the honour to inform you that the Government of Lebanon has decided to request the Security Council to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (±¬ÁÏÍøIFIL), which expires on 19 October 1985, for a further period of six months, on the basis of the terms defined in resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978) and the relevant resolutions and decisions of the Security Council.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>I would like to emphasize to Your Excellency that my Government is convinced that despite the present circumstances in southern Lebanon, ±¬ÁÏÍøIFIL continues to be an important factor in providing stability, at the very time when increased and sustained efforts are still needed to allow ±¬ÁÏÍøIFIL to fully implement the mandate entrusted to it by the Security Council.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>My Government wishes to take this opportunity to pay tribute and express its appreciation to ±¬ÁÏÍøIFIL and the troop-contributing countries for their efforts and their sacrifices for the cause of peace in Lebanon.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>I should be most grateful to Your Excellency if you would bring this letter to the attention of the members of the Security Council. I would also request that this letter be circulated as a document of the Security Council.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">(<u>Signed<\/u>)&nbsp;&nbsp;M. 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