Formation and Deployment of the Arab League Security Force: 21 July–10 October 1961
摘要
Approving the formation of the Arab LeagueArab League Security Force through interpretation of a generic operational clause in a resolution proved to be challenging for the organization. However, actually developing a mandated mission, securing firm member pledges for military personnel, and then deploying them to replace British forces in Kuwait could be described as an even greater challenge as covered throughout this chapter. The Arab League worked the diplomatic circle through its members for pledges while member states more frequently than not provided responses that would not commit them but also would not be a direct “no” to the organization. The discussions in state capitals involved debates of state interests vs. pledges to support a regional international organization to maintain a political status quo. Meanwhile, the British diplomatic corps tended to be one step ahead of the traveling Arab League delegation hoping to persuade Arab League member governments to accept the requests for military personnel. This chapter follows this dual diplomatic process as well as the attempts of Iraq to halt it over the next two months between approval in Cairo and deployment to Kuwait.