Note for the Record
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PalestineRegion
Middle East and North Africa
Middle East and North AfricaAgreement name
Note for the RecordDate
15 Jan 1997Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( )Stage
Implementation/renegotiationConflict nature
Government/territoryPeace process
Israel-Palestine peace processParties
Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Palestinian Liberation Organisation, Ra'ees [President/head] Yasser Arafat.Third parties
U.S. Special Middle East CoordinatorDescription
This short agreement reaffirms the signatories commitment to the Oslo Process and highlights the responsibilities of both sides as well as outstanding issues for discussion.
Agreement document
Groups
- Children/youth
No specific mention.
- Disabled persons
No specific mention.
- Elderly/age
No specific mention.
- Migrant workers
No specific mention.
- Racial/ethnic/national group
No specific mention.
- Religious groups
No specific mention.
- Indigenous people
No specific mention.
- Other groups
No specific mention.
- Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
- Social class
No specific mention.
Gender
- Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
- Men and boys
No specific mention.
- LGBTI
No specific mention.
- Family
No specific mention.
State definition
- Nature of state (general)
No specific mention.
- State configuration
No specific mention.
- Self determination
No specific mention.
- Referendum
No specific mention.
- State symbols
No specific mention.
- Independence/secession
No specific mention.
- Accession/unification
No specific mention.
- Border delimitation
No specific mention.
- Cross-border provision
No specific mention.
Governance
- Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
- Elections
No specific mention.
- Electoral commission
No specific mention.
- Political parties reform
No specific mention.
- Civil society
No specific mention.
- Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
- Public administration
No specific mention.
- ConstitutionGovernance→Constitution→Constitutional reform/makingPage 2, Palestinian Responsibilities
The Palestinian side reaffirms its commitments to the following measures and principles in accordance with the Interim Agreement:
1. Complete the process of revising the Palestinian National Charter
Power sharing
- Political power sharing
No specific mention.
- Territorial power sharing
No specific mention.
- Economic power sharing
No specific mention.
- Military power sharing
No specific mention.
Human rights and equality
- Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
- Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
- Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
- Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
- Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.
Rights related issues
- Citizenship
No specific mention.
- Democracy
No specific mention.
- Detention procedures
No specific mention.
- Media and communicationRights related issues→Media and communication→Media rolesPage 2, Palestinian Responsibilities
The Palestinian side reaffirms its commitments to the following measures and principles in accordance with the Interim Agreement:
...b. Preventing incitement and hostile propaganda, as specified in Article XXII of the Interim Agreement - Mobility/accessIsraeli Responsibilities
The Israeli side reaffirms its commitments to the following measures and principles in accordance with the Interim Agreement:
3. Outstanding Interim Agreement Issues
Negotiations on the following outstanding issues from the Interim Agreement will be immediately resumed. Negotiations on these issues will be conducted in parallel:
a. Safe Passage
b. Gaza Airport
c. Gaza port
d. Passages
... f. People-to-people - Protection measures
No specific mention.
- Other
No specific mention.
Rights institutions
- NHRI
No specific mention.
- Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.
Justice sector reform
- Criminal justice and emergency lawJustice sector reform→Criminal justice and emergency law→Delimitation of powers in Criminal Justice SystemPage 2, Palestinian Responsibilities
The Palestinian side reaffirms its commitments to the following measures and principles in accordance with the Interim Agreement:
e. Requests for transfer of suspects and defendants will be acted upon in accordance with Article II(7)(f) of Annex IV to the Interim Agreement - State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
- Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
- Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
- Traditional Laws
No specific mention.
Socio-economic reconstruction
- Development or socio-economic reconstructionSocio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Socio-economic developmentPage 1-2, Israeli Responsibilities
The Israeli side reaffirms its commitments to the following measures and principles in accordance with the Interim Agreement:
3. Outstanding Interim Agreement Issues
Negotiations on the following outstanding issues from the Interim Agreement will be immediately resumed. Negotiations on these issues will be conducted in parallel:
e. Economic, financial, civilian and security issues - National economic plan
No specific mention.
- Natural resources
No specific mention.
- International funds
No specific mention.
- Business
No specific mention.
- Taxation
No specific mention.
- Banks
No specific mention.
Land, property and environment
- Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
- Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
- Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
- Environment
No specific mention.
- Water or riparian rights or accessIsraeli Responsibilities
The Israeli side reaffirms its commitments to the following measures and principles in accordance with the Interim Agreement:
3. Outstanding Interim Agreement Issues
Negotiations on the following outstanding issues from the Interim Agreement will be immediately resumed. Negotiations on these issues will be conducted in parallel:
...c. Gaza port
Security sector
- Security GuaranteesPage 1-2, Israeli Responsibilities
The Israeli side reaffirms its commitments to the following measures and principles in accordance with the Interim Agreement:
3. Outstanding Interim Agreement Issues
Negotiations on the following outstanding issues from the Interim Agreement will be immediately resumed. Negotiations on these issues will be conducted in parallel:
... e. Economic, financial, civilian and security issues
Page 2, Palestinian Responsibilities
The Palestinian side reaffirms its commitments to the following measures and principles in accordance with the Interim Agreement:
2. Fighting terror and preventing violence
a. Strengthening security cooperation
c. Combat systematically and effectively terrorist organizations and infrastructure
d. Apprehension, prosecution and punishment of terrorists
e. Requests for transfer of suspects and defendants will be acted upon in accordance with Article II(7)(f) of Annex IV to the Interim Agreement
f. Confiscation of illegal firearms - Ceasefire
No specific mention.
- PolicePage 2, Palestinian Responsibilities
The Palestinian side reaffirms its commitments to the following measures and principles in accordance with the Interim Agreement:
...3. Size of Palestinian Police will be pursuant to the Interim Agreement. - Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
No specific mention.
- Withdrawal of foreign forcesPage 1, Israeli Responsibilities
The Israeli side reaffirms its commitments to the following measures and principles in accordance with the Interim Agreement:
Issues for Implementation
1. Further Redeployment Phases
The first phase of further redeployments will be carried out during the first week of March. - Corruption
No specific mention.
- Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
- Drugs
No specific mention.
- TerrorismPage 2, Palestinian Responsibilities
The Palestinian side reaffirms its commitments to the following measures and principles in accordance with the Interim Agreement:
2. Fighting terror and preventing violence
...c. Combat systematically and effectively terrorist organizations and infrastructure
d. Apprehension, prosecution and punishment of terrorists
Transitional justice
- Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
- Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
- Courts
No specific mention.
- Mechanism
No specific mention.
- Prisoner releasePage 1, Israeli Responsibilities
The Israeli side reaffirms its commitments to the following measures and principles in accordance with the Interim Agreement:
Issues for Implementation
... 2. Prisoner Release Issues
Prisoner release issues will be dealt with in accordance with the Interim Agreement's provisions and procedures, including Annex VII. - Vetting
No specific mention.
- Victims
No specific mention.
- Missing persons
No specific mention.
- Reparations
No specific mention.
- Reconciliation
No specific mention.
Implementation
- UN signatory
No specific mention.
- Other international signatory
No specific mention.
- Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
- Enforcement mechanismPage 2, Other Issues
Either party is free to raise other issues not specified above related to implementation of the Interim Agreement and obligations of both sides arising from the Interim Agreement. - Related cases
No specific mention.
- SourceIsraeli Embassy in US Website; http://israel.usembassy.gov/publish/peace/note_record.htm
Note for the Record
January 15, 1997
The two leaders met on January 15, 1997, in the presence of the U.S. Special Middle East Coordinator.
They requested him to prepare this Note for the Record to summarize what they agreed upon at their meeting.
Mutual Undertakings
The two leaders agreed that the Oslo peace process must move forward to succeed.
Both parties to the Interim Agreement have concerns and obligations.
Accordingly, the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to implement the Interim Agreement on the basis of reciprocity and, in this context, conveyed the following undertakings to each other:
Israeli Responsibilities
The Israeli side reaffirms its commitments to the following measures and principles in accordance with the Interim Agreement:
Issues for Implementation
1. Further Redeployment Phases
The first phase of further redeployments will be carried out during the first week of March.
2. Prisoner Release Issues
Prisoner release issues will be dealt with in accordance with the Interim Agreement's provisions and procedures, including Annex VII.
Issues for Negotiation
3. Outstanding Interim Agreement Issues
Negotiations on the following outstanding issues from the Interim Agreement will be immediately resumed.
Negotiations on these issues will be conducted in parallel:
a. Safe Passage
b. Gaza Airport
c. Gaza port
d. Passages
e. Economic, financial, civilian and security issues
f. People-to-people
4. Permanent Status Negotiations
Permanent status negotiations will be resumed within two months after implementation of the Hebron Protocol.
Palestinian Responsibilities
The Palestinian side reaffirms its commitments to the following measures and principles in accordance with the Interim Agreement:
1. Complete the process of revising the Palestinian National Charter
2. Fighting terror and preventing violence
a. Strengthening security cooperation
b. Preventing incitement and hostile propaganda, as specified in Article XXII of the Interim Agreement
c. Combat systematically and effectively terrorist organizations and infrastructure
d. Apprehension, prosecution and punishment of terrorists
e. Requests for transfer of suspects and defendants will be acted upon in accordance with Article II(7)(f) of Annex IV to the Interim Agreement
f. Confiscation of illegal firearms
3. Size of Palestinian Police will be pursuant to the Interim Agreement.
4. Exercise of Palestinian governmental activity, and location of Palestinian governmental offices, will be as specified in the Interim Agreement.
The aforementioned commitments will be dealt with immediately and in parallel.
Other Issues
Either party is free to raise other issues not specified above related to implementation of the Interim Agreement and obligations of both sides arising from the Interim Agreement.
Prepared by Ambassador Dennis Ross at the request of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ra'ees Yasser Arafat.