Roosevelt Island has an unarmed 35-member force commanded by a former police official and instructor, Neil N. Hetherington.

Some argued that the situation demanded a stronger UN presence than the proposed 500-strong unarmed force.

It controlled no deployable forces, armed or unarmed, and was outside the inner power sector of government.

"If she had sent in a smaller, unarmed force and a fistfight had broken out or something worse, she'd have been absolutely crucified," the lawyer said.

The United Nations Security Council urged the hastening of the deployment of an unarmed international force that is to monitor the cease-fire.

An unarmed international force intended to monitor the cease-fire is weeks, perhaps months, from taking shape, and the United Nations Security Council today urged its speedy deployment.

Some smaller settlements, even if they do more than passively resist, will be overwhelmed with superior, though unarmed, forces.

How the unarmed civilian force would be deployed and how it would actually verify the status of military forces remained unclear.

An unarmed force of 5,000 would be used to help enforce conference decisions in conflicts such as the one in Yugoslavia.

Texas State Guard is an unarmed force, though a number of members compete against National and Active Army in shooting qualifications & competitions.