Donaldson, Robert William: my United Nations Disengagement Observer Force recollections (March 20, 2013)

Interviewee: Donaldson, Robert William, 1942-

Rank: Captain. Medals and Honours: Canadian Forces Decoration

An interview/narrative of William Donaldson's experiences whilst serving with the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force. Interview took place on March 20, 2013.

ABSTRACT: Captain Bill Donaldson's interview is regarding his time as deputy commanding officer to CANLOG in the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force. Donaldson's narrative focuses primarily on the United Nations, the changes that occurred during his time there, and the faults and successes of the United Nations' time as peacekeepers in the Middle East, primarily Israel. 00:00-00:18 - Introduction 00:18-05:34 - Basic personal information: name, background, enlistment age, awards 05:34-14:26 - Preparation for deployment to the Middle East 14:26-21:56 - Deployment: Stationing, interaction with other countries delegates 21:56-34:07 - Interaction with the United Nations, orders, protocols 34:08-44:08 - Duties, Day-to-Day activities, spare time, time off base, interactions with civilians 44:09-56:25 - Source of the tension, ethnic, historical. 56:26-1:05:16 - Canadian participation, its worth and Canadian media attention. 1:05:16-1:12:30 - Clarifications: peacekeeping vs. peacemaking, the original purpose for creating the UN. 1:12:30-1:13:00 - Conclusion Suggested Clip(s) for Archive: 27:01 - Opinion on peacekeeping as a term, and the nature of United Nations peace operations. Suggestions on changes and terms more appropriate.

Interviewer: Bond, Celeste

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Bond, Celeste
• Donaldson, Robert William, 1942-

Subject

• United Nations
• Personal narratives--Canadian
• Military history

Language

• eng

Date created

• March 20, 2013

Relation

• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sound recording (MP3)

Geographic coverage

• Israel
• Middle East

Coordinates

• 31.5, 34.75
• 33.13906, 35.85869

Additional physical characteristics

• Original sound recording (MP3) also available.

Physical repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• oral histories (literary genre)
• sound recordings
• interviews
• reminiscences

Archival item identifier

• DB_772

Fonds title

• Military oral history collection

Fonds identifier

• SC141

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection

Date digitized

• March 20, 2013

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps and 44 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2013. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

Rights

• This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/6z6j-jp40

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