United Nations Security Council Resolution 286

UN Security Council Resolution 286
File:Dawsonfieldcamels.jpg Hijacked planes in the Jordanian desert
Date	September 9 1970
Meeting no.	1,552
Code	S/RES/286 (Document)
Subject	The situation created by increasing incidents involving the hijacking of commercial aircraft
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France United Kingdom United States Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Burundi Colombia Finland Nepal Nicaragua Poland Sierra Leone Spain Syria Zambia
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 286, adopted on September 9, 1970, gravely concerned at the threat to innocent civilians from the hijacking of aircraft and other international travel, the Council appealed to all parties concerned for the immediate release of all passengers and crews without exception, held as a result of hijackings and other interference in international travel and called on state to take all possible legal measures to prevent further hijackings and interferences in international civil air travel.

The resolution was adopted without vote.

See also

• Dawson's Field hijackings
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 201 to 300 (1965 – 1971)

References

• Text of Resolution at UN.org (PDF)