United Nations Security Council Resolution 426

UN Security Council; Resolution 426
	Location of the Blue Line
Date	19 March 1978
Meeting no.	2,075
Code	S/RES/426 (Document)
Subject	Israel-Lebanon
Voting summary	12 voted for; None voted against; 2 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; United Kingdom; United States; Soviet Union;
Non-permanent members	Bolivia; Canada; Czechoslovakia; Gabon; India; Kuwait; Mauritania; Nigeria; Venezuela; West Germany;

United Nations Security Council Resolution 426, adopted on March 19, 1978, written the same day as resolution 425, approved of the Secretary-General's report on its implementation and in-turn established the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon for 6 months, to continue operation thereafter if the Council so decides.

The resolution was adopted by 12 votes to none; Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union abstained and the People's Republic of China did not participate in voting.

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