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Security Council Resolution 209, adopted on September 4, 1965, with a deteriorating situation along the cease-fire line in

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, the Council called upon both

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and

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to take all steps necessary to immediately cease fighting and return to their respective sides of the line. The Council also called on the two governments to co-operate fully with the United Nations Military Observer Group in Pakistan and asked the

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to report back on the implementation of the resolution within three days. The resolution was adopted unanimously.

References

Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

* {{UNSCR 1965 0209 Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 0209 September 1965

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