UN RESOLUTION 340

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What was UN Security Council Resolution 340?

On October 25, 1973 the United Nations Security Council met and adopted UN Security Council Resolution 340.

Like Resolution 338 and 339, this resolution is quite short, noting that the cease-fire had not been accomplished and demanding that:

• The cease-fire be observed and the parties return to positions as of October 22, so as not to gain from disregarding the cease-fire.
  
  
• Asks the UN Secretary General to increase the number of UN observers supervising the cease-fire.
  
  
• Authorizes setting up the Second United Nations Emergency Force to separate the Egyptian and Israeli forces and facilitate the cease-fire agreements.

Sources and additional reading on this topic:

• Security Council Resolution 340