According to Michael Mandelbaum, the agreement provided that the city was to be repopulated to serve as evidence of peaceful Syrian intentions, by doing so it would encourage the Israelis to pull back further.
I følge Michael Mandelbaum skulle i følge aftalen byen være blevet befolket på ny for at demonstrere syrernes fredelige intentioner, ved at god opførsel fra syrerene så ville opfordre israelerne til at trække sig yderligere tilbage.