UN Security Council Resolution 338 (full text)

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UN Security Council Resolution 338 · 22 October 1973 · issued by United Nations Security Council

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The Security Council,

Calls upon all parties to present fighting to cease all firing and terminate all military activity immediately, no later than 12 hours after the moment of the adoption of this decision, in the positions after the moment of the adoption of this decision, in the positions they now occupy; Calls upon all parties concerned to start immediately after the cease-fire the implementation of Security Council Resolution 242 (1967) in all of its parts;

Decides that, immediately and concurrently with the cease-fire, negotiations start between the parties concerned under appropriate auspices aimed at establishing a just and durable peace in the Middle East.

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Document	UN Security Council Resolution 338
Date	22 October 1973
Issued by	United Nations Security Council
Transcribed from	The Avalon Project, Yale Law School
Retrieved	2026-07-29
Length	105 words
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