In what has become almost a routine, the Council extended UND0F's mandate by additional six months, but this time a note was added by the Council's president stressing that the situation in the Middle East was on the whole dangerous. As usual, China did not take part in the deliberations and the resolution was adopted by 14 to none.
The Security Council,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (S/13637),
Decides:
(a) To call upon the parties concerned to implement immediately Security Council resolution 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973;
(b) To renew the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for another period of six months, that is, until 31 May 1980;
(c) To request the Secretary-General to submit as the end of this period a report on the developments in the situation and the measures taken to implement Security Council resolution 338 (1973).
NOTE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL
At the 2174th meeting of the Security Council on 30 November 1979, the President of the Council made the following statement on behalf of the members of the Council after the adoption of resolution 456 (1979):
In connection with the adoption of the resolution on the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, I have been authorized to make the following complementary statement on behalf of the Security Council regarding the resolution just adopted:
"As is known, the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (S/13637) states in paragraph 25 that 'Despite the present quiet in the Israel-Syria sector, the situation in the Middle East as a whole continues to be potentially dangerous and is likely to remain so unless and until a comprehensive settlement covering all aspects of the Middle East problem can be reached.' This statement of the Secretary-General reflects the view of the Security Council."