U.S. Role in Sinai Important to Mideast Peace
ID-81-62
Published: Sep 09, 1981. Publicly Released: Sep 09, 1981.
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GAO reviewed the U.S. peacekeeping role in the Sinai and presented some of the issues Congress will want to consider in the establishment of the new multinational peacekeeping force.
Recommendations
Matter for Congressional Consideration
| Matter | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Congress should consider the maximum desirable number of U.S. troops in the Sinai and may want to impose limits on the total U.S. military contribution. | Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information. | |
| Congress may want to emphasize to executive branch decisionmakers that efforts to involve the UN should continue, aimed at eventually replacing the multinational force and advisors with a UN peacekeeping force. | Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information. | |
| Congress may want to consider the need for a periodic review of the authorization for the multinational force and observers to ensure that the need still exists and the deployment is still in U.S. interests. | Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information. | |
| Congress should review the multinational force and observers' operating instructions and procedures to ensure that (1) American forces are adequately protected and able to defend themselves; and (2) Congress' rights under the War Powers Resolution are upheld. | Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information. | |
| Congress may want to require the executive branch to establish a focal point within the U.S. Government to manage U.S. participation in the multinational force and observers. | Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information. | |
| Congress may want to require the executive agencies to make maximum possible use of existing Egyptian and Israeli facilities in the region, including available electric and water utilities, before constructing new facilities. In this regard, it may also be possible to transfer equipment or facilities from the Sinai Field Mission when it terminates. | Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information. |
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