Cover; Half Title; About the Book and Author; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 INTRODUCTION; Background; Interim Supervisory Procedures; 2 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MFO: CHRONOLOGY; 3 PARTICIPATION IN THE MFO; Background; Constituting the Force; The European Communities' Decision; Size of the Force; Legal Basis for Participation; Composition and Contributions; Alternatives; 4 FUNCTIONS; Temporary Functions; Permanent Functions; 5 STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION; The Director-General; The Commander and Military Command Structure; The Force; Liaison
Location of the MFOMilitary Police; Armaments and Use of Force; Logistics; Financing; Uniforms and Identification; Duties of MFO Members; 6 PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES; The Director-General; The Force; Members of the Force; 7 SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES; 8 WITHDRAWAL; 9 CONCLUSION; Appendix A: A Treaty of Peace; Appendix B: Maps of the Sinai; Appendix C: Protocol; Appendix D: Exchanges of Letters; Appendix E: MFO Financial Statements; Abbreviations; Selected Bibliography; Index
Summary
After it became clear that the UN Security Council would not set up a peacekeeping force to fulfill the role envisaged for it in the 1979 Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty--supervising the implementation of the treaty and preventing any violation of its terms--the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) was established in its place. This book provides a detailed description of the structure and function of the MFO in order to evaluate its chances for success. In addition, the author has included various documents regarding the MFO's legal basis and organization. The MFO is the first modern multinational peacekeeping force that is independent of any organization; in the future it may serve as a prototype for multinational peacekeeping forces in conflicts and areas in which the UN is unwilling or unable to become involved
