The UN Archives has just published the digitized records of the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF I), which can be accessed from our catalog: https://search.archives.un.org/ag-034
UNEF I was established in the aftermath of the Suez Crisis in 1956. A key element in the United Nations efforts to resolve the crisis arising from the military action of the Israeli and Anglo-French forces against Egypt, it was a pre-condition for securing the ceasefire and a pre-condition for bringing about the withdrawal of the invading forces.
UNEF I began operating in Egypt on 12 November 1956 from a temporary headquarters in Cairo. It was withdrawn ten-and-a-half years later, on 18 May 1967, at the request of the Egyptian Government. The operation of UNEF I during this period may be divided into four phases: the first phase, which extended from mid-November to late December 1956, was centered on the withdrawal of the Anglo-French forces from the Port Said area. The second, from that time to early March 1957, concerned the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the Sinai Peninsula, except in the Gaza Strip and the Sharm el Sheikh area. The third, in March, encompassed those areas. The fourth and final phase, beginning in 1957 and spanning the next 10 years, until May 1967, consisted of the deployment of UNEF I along the borders of Egypt and Israel. During this time, the Mission effectively maintained peace in what was considered one of the most sensitive areas of the Middle East