Summary
The Middle East peace conference at Geneva named in two opposed positions in this batch: the Palestine National Council’s Ten-Point Program of 8 June 1974 refuses Resolution 242 at any level, including the Geneva Conference, while General Assembly Resolution 3375 (XXX) of 10 November 1975 requests the Secretary-General to inform its Co-Chairmen of that resolution and secure the Palestine Liberation Organization’s invitation to the Conference (PLO Interim Political Program (Ten-Point Program) (8 June 1974), lines 56-59 approx.; Resolution 3376 (XXX): Question of Palestine (10 November 1975), PDF p.1).
Details
- Point 1 of the Ten-Point Program: the Council “refuses to have anything to do with this resolution at any level, Arab or international, including the Geneva Conference”, because Resolution 242 obliterates the national right of the Palestinian people and deals with their cause as a problem of refugees (PLO Interim Political Program (Ten-Point Program) (8 June 1974), lines 56-59 approx.).
- Resolution 3375 (XXX), paragraph 3, requests the Secretary-General to inform the Co-Chairmen of the Peace Conference on the Middle East of the resolution and to take all necessary steps to secure the invitation of the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in the work of the Conference as well as in all other efforts for peace; paragraph 2 calls for that invitation on an equal footing with other parties, on the basis of Resolution 3236 (XXIX) (Resolution 3376 (XXX): Question of Palestine (10 November 1975), PDF p.1).
- Neither text in this batch names the Co-Chairmen, the Conference’s participants, or its dates or sessions.
Where sources disagree
The two positions are held side by side: refusal of the Conference as a vehicle of Resolution 242 in June 1974, and a General Assembly call in November 1975 for the PLO’s invitation to it on the basis of Resolution 3236. The sources do not state whether the PLO’s own position changed between the two dates.
Related pages
PLO Interim Political Program (Ten-Point Program) (8 June 1974), Resolution 3376 (XXX): Question of Palestine (10 November 1975), UN Security Council Resolution 242, Palestine Liberation Organization