On 6 October 1973 hostilities broke out again in the Middle East. The Security Council held several urgent meetings and on 22 October called for a cease-fire. Three days later, on 25 October, it decided to send a 7,000-man U.N. Emergency Force (UNEF) to the area to observe the cease-fire and to do its best to prevent a recurrence of the fighting.

Two members of the Swedish Battalion with their German Shepherd mine-

sniffing dogs are seen at a mock-up minefield staged at Shams Camp near Cairo, where the dogs ability to sniff mines was demonstrated. The demonstration was part of a Mine Training Course given to Engineering Officers from all UNEF contingents as well as logistic teams to learn about various types of mines used by Egyptian and Israeli Armed Forces.