Practice Relating to Rule 33. Personnel and Objects Involved in a Peacekeeping Mission
On 16 May 1967, the General Commander of the Egyptian armed forces sent a message to the Commander of UNEF stating: “Our forces have massed in Sinai on our eastern borders, and to safeguard the safety of the UNEF troops stationed in the observation posts on our borders, I request that you order the immediate withdrawal of these troops.”