THE SITCATIO, IN THE MIDDLE EAST" Decisions On 10 J anuarv 1975, the President of the Securil v Council issued a' note" in which he recalled that th~ Secretarv-General had informed the Council in Novem­ ber 197'.+ of the intention of the Government of Peru tn withdraw its contingl'nt from the United Nations D:s­ engagcment Observer -Force ( L:',;DOF) in the first half of 1975. The President added that on 18 December l 974, the Secretary-G-.'.neral had :isked him to bring to the attcntiun of the members of the Council the Secre­ tary-General\ intcnti,rn at the request of the Gov­ ernment pf Peru to rdease BrigaJi-cr-General Gonzalo Brice110 Zevallos from his assig~1ment as Interim Com­ mander of L1:'~DOF as of 15 D~cember 1974. The Pres­ ident st:.ited tlwt in a letter dated 8 January I 975 he had informed the Secrd:iry-General as follows: "After consultations with the illL'mbers of the Council, I am able to inform you that the Council took note of the intention of the Government of Peru and expressed its gratitude to the Government of P.::ru for the manner in which the Peruvian contin­ gent carried out the important duties assigned to it. ''The members of the Council await communica­ tion from you concerning which country of Latin America would be able to provide a contingent for U:'JDOF to replace the Peruvian contingent in order to continue their consultations on this matter. "The Chinese delegation dissociates itself from this matter.·• The President stated further that in a <,ccond letter dated 8 J:muary he held informed the Sccr,..-tary-General as follows: "After consuitations with the members of the Council, I am able to inform you that the C0uncil has taken note of your agreement to release General Briceno and hi1S no objection to h:iving Colonel 