HUNGARY, EGYPT AND THE UNITED NATIONS

Abstract

Proceeding solely from a United Nations point of view, the discussion in this article attempts to examine how far the United Nations influenced events in Hungary and in Egypt following the Israeli invasion, and how those events in turn affected the internal operations of the United Nations. It begins with a chronological summary of relevant events, and then reviews the response from the United Nations’ Security Council and General Assembly in attempting to negotiate a cease-fire. Once that was achieved and the members agreed to establish an international force, the Assembly’s focus shifted to the nature, function and operation of that emergency force. To clarify these components, the United Command in Korea is used as a comparative standpoint. The article is intended to illustrate the influence this crisis had on the constitutional framework and the operation of the organization.