Peacekeeping is a means by which international or regional organizations control conflict situations that are likely to endanger international peace and security. Most scholars have viewed the contributions of peacekeeping forces only in terms of failures, and they have not investigated fully the political-military circumstances" under which conflict control measures succeed. This dissertation is an attempt to bridge this gap and to show how the OAU compares with the UN in carrying out peacekeeping missions. The method of research was the case study method in which primary and secondary data was used to describe the situations in which six peacekeeping forces operated. The content of resolutions, official reports and secondary data were examined for non-trivial evidences of impediments to implementation of mandates. Findings from the research indicate that peacekeeping missions not properly backed by political efforts at settlement of disputes, cooperation of the superpowers, and financial and logistic support were ineffective and usually unsuccessful. Lack of consensus and pursuit of national interests have resulted in ambiguous or unrealistic mandates and have reduced the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations. Moreover, parties to a conflict were interested only in solutions that favored their interests and were often skeptical about the role and credibility …

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Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Egyptian and Israeli military negotiations and their talks will be to be continued later.

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Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of United Nation sources in Geneva says that Egyptian and Israeli officers will hold their first meet as a new attempt to agree on the disengagement of troops on the Suez Front.

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Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Kissinger who will confer with President for a report on the opening phase of the Middle East Peace Conference.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Kissinger who reported to President Nixon about his 15-day trip that took him through Western Europe and the Middle East.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the Middle East Peace Conference in Geneva. Also, about the Arab terrorist group which claims that it staged the bloody hijacking massacre in Rome.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the first Arab-Israeli peace which opens in Geneva.

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Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story saying that the stage is set at Geneva where the Mideast Peace conference will convene.