Summary
The Jerusalem hill whose cultural and humanitarian institutions are one of the matters listed in Article VIII of the Jordanian-Israeli General Armistice Agreement for agreed plans by the Special Committee: resumption of the normal functioning of those institutions and free access thereto, on which agreement in principle already exists (Jordanian-Israeli General Armistice Agreement, PDF p.7).
Details
- The Mount Scopus item stands in Article VIII, paragraph 2, alongside free movement of traffic on the Bethlehem and Latrun-Jerusalem roads, free access to the Holy Places and cultural institutions and use of the cemetery on the Mount of Olives, resumption of operation of the Latrun pumping station, provision of electricity for the Old City, and resumption of operation of the railroad to Jerusalem (PDF p.7-8).
- The Special Committee that is to formulate those plans is composed of two representatives of each Party and has exclusive competence over such matters as may be referred to it (Article VIII, paragraphs 1 and 3, PDF p.7-8).
Related pages
Jordanian-Israeli General Armistice Agreement, City of Jerusalem, Israel–Jordan Armistice Agreement (Rhodes, 1949)