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Article: Mission mandate extended to January 1996: possibility of withdrawal not ruled out. (Western Sahara: UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara - MINURSO)
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- UN Chronicle
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- December 1, 1995
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In extending the mandate of the five-year-old UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 January 1996, the Security Council noted the Secretary-General's intention to present alternative options, including the possibility of the Mission's withdrawal, if conditions necessary for the start of a transitional period for the referendum on self-determination were not in place before then.
In unanimously adopting resolution 1017 (1995) on 22 September, the Council asked the Secretary-General to report by 15 January on progress towards implementing the UN settlement plan for Western Sahara, stating whether or not the transitional period could begin by ...