the government withdrew troops from the south at the end of 1865.
the government withdrew troops from the south at the end of 1865.
when did the government withdraw troops from the south?
the end of 1865
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initially, nasser's letter had not demanded a full withdrawal of unef, but that they vacate the sinai and concentrate in gaza. detailed archival studies revealed that the original letter had not included a request to withdraw troops from sharm el-sheik, overlooking the straits of tiran. the un secretary-general, u thant, demanded an all-or-nothing clarification from nasser, leaving the egyptians with little choice but to ask for their total withdrawal. u thant then attempted to negotiate with the egyptian government, but on may 18 the egyptian foreign minister informed nations with troops in unef that the unef mission in egypt and the gaza strip had been terminated and that they must leave immediately. egyptian forces then prevented unef troops from entering their posts. the governments of india and yugoslavia decided to withdraw their troops from unef, regardless of the decision of u thant. while this was taking place, u thant suggested that unef be redeployed to the israeli side of the border, but israel refused, arguing that unef contingents from countries hostile to israel would be more likely to impede an israeli response to egyptian aggression than to stop that aggression in the first place. the permanent representative of egypt then informed u thant that the egyptian government had decided to terminate unef's presence in the sinai and the gaza strip, and requested steps that would withdraw the force as soon as possible. the unef commander was given the order to begin withdrawal on may 19.
origins of the six-day war