A/40/PV.3 General Assembly

We shall examine first section 11 of the report, which deals with the organization of the session. Members are aware that by its decision 34/401, which is reproduced as annex VI to the rules of procedure, and by its resolution 39/88 B, which is reproduced as annex VII to the rules, the General Assembly adopted a number of provisions aimed at rationalizing its procedures and organization. Many of these provisions have already been implemented at the thirty-fourth to thirty-ninth sessions, but some of them have not yet been, 01: have been only partly implemented. It is hoped that at the present session the Assembly will endeavour to advance this process of r ati(;i..etlization. The provisions of General Assembly decision 34/401 and resolution 39/88 B, to whicb I have just referred, that directly affect the organization of work of the General Committee, are reproduced in paragraph 2 of document A/40/250. May I conside~ that the General Assembly takes not9 of the action taken by the General Committee on that paragraph? It was "10 6l~cided. _,.JoIi ....., The PkESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish): As concerns the observance of the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations, referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4, the General Committee draws the Assembly's attention to two General Assembly resolutions and one decision relevant to that observance. In paragraph 4, the General Committee recommends that the Assembly consider the recommendations contained in the first part of the report of the preparatory Committea for the fortieth anniver~~ry of the United Nations concurrently with the first report of the General Committee. May I take it that the Assembly approves that recommendation? It was so decided.

We shall therefore consider those aspects of the report of the Preparatory Committee, which have a bearing on the organization of the session, when we have completed our consideration of the report of the General Coa~ittee. Regarding the schedule of meeti~gs referred to in paragraphs 5, 6, 7 and 8, the General Committee draws the General Assembly's attention to paragraph 3 of its decision 34/401. In this connection, I should like to remind the Assembly that rules 67 and 108 of the rules of procedure provide that the President of the General Assembly may declare a meeting open and permit the debate to proceed when at least one third of the members are present, and the Chairman of a Main Committee may declare a meeting open and permit the debate to proceed when at least one qUi?",ter of the members are present. In paragraph 6, the General Committee recommends that during the period of the General Debate, morning plenary meetings should begin at 10 a.m. instead of 10.30 a.m. In paragraph 7, the General Committee recommends that during the commemorative proceedings of the fortieth anniversary between 14 and 24 October, morning plenary meetings should also begin at 10 a.m. instead of 10.30 a.m. and in paragraph 8, it recommends to the General Assembly that delegations should be reminded of the importance of punctuality in the interest of ensuring an effective and orderly organization of work and achieving economies for the United Nations. May I take it then that the Assembly approves the recommendations? It was so decided.

I would like to assure the Assembly that I shall be in the chair punctually at the scheduled time and I urge the chairmen of the Main Committees to do the same. It is essential that at least one member of each delegation be present at the scheduled time in order to avoid the problem of quorum. I sincerely hope that all delegations will make a special effort to co-operate in this regard. We turn now to paragraphs 9 and 10, concerning the General Debate. May I take it that the General Assembly approves the recommendations contained in paragraph 91 It was so decided.

In view of the very large number of speakers alrea~y inscribed, I shall urge representatives to take the floor in the order in which they appear on the list. Those who are unable to speak at the scheduled time will be put at the end of the list for that day. In paragraph 10, the General Committee draws the General Assembly's attention to the decision ·taken by the AssezDbly 4t the third plenary meeting of its thirty-ninth session, held on Priday, 21 september 1984, namely that the practice of expressing congratulations in the General Assembly hall after a speech had been delivered was prohibited. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to decide that this provision also applies during the fortieth session? It was so decided.

Regarding the explanations of vote, referred to in paragraph 11, the General Committee draws the General Assembly's attention to paragraph 7 of its decision 34/401. Paragraph 12 deals with the closing date of the session and paragraph 13 with the records of the Main Committees. I take it that those recommendations are approved by the General Assembly. It was so decided.

In paragraph 14, the General Committee draws the General Assembly's attention to paragraphs 18 and 19 of its decision 34/401 concerning the election of the Chairmen of the Main Committees. May I express the hope that these provisions will be fully implemented to facilitate the organization of work of future sessions of the General Assembly. The General Committee also draws the General Assembly's attention to paragraph 17 of its decision 34/401, 'which is reproduced in paragraph 15, concerning concluding statements in the General Assembly and its Main Committees. Paragraphs 16 and 17 refer to questions related to the progral'lllle budget. In this connection, the General Committee draws the General Assembly's attention first to paragraphs 12 and 13 of its decision 34/401. As Members are aware, this has been a serious problem, especially towards the end of the session. This year, Friday, 6 December, is the target date for the conbclusion of the work of the Main Committees, except for the Fifth Committee. In this connection, the General Committee also draws the Assembly's attention to regulation 4.9 of the R3gulations Governing Programme Planning, the Programme ASpects of the Budget, the Monitoring of Implementation and the Methods of Evaluation (resolution 37/234, annex), which reads as follows: -No Council, Commission or other competent body shall take a decision involving either· a change in the prCJ9ramrae budget approved by the General Assembly or the possible requirement of expenditure unless it has received and taken account of a report from the Secretary-General on the programme bUdget implications of the proposal.• - (resolution 37/234, annex) Paragraphs 18 and 19 refer to documentation. In paragraph 18 the General CODIDittee draws the General Assembly's attention to puagraph 28 of its decision 34/401. Regarding paragraph 19, may I consider that the General Assembly approves the recommendation of the General Committee regarding the need for maximum restraint in requests by Member States and subsidiary organs for circulation of material as Official documents of the General Assembly? It was so decided. ~RESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish): We turn now to paragraph 20. The General Committee draws the General Assembly's attention to paragraph 32 of its decision 34/401 concerning resolutions. In paragraph 21, relati~ to special conferences, the General Committee draws the General Assembly's attention to recommendation 6 of the Committee on Conferences, adopted by the Assembly in paragraph (b) of its decision 34/405. In paragraph 22, the General Committee, in the light of recommendations submitted by the Committee on Conferences, recommends to the General Assembly that the following subsidiary organs of the Assembly should be authorized to hold meetings during the fortieth session: (a) Ad Hoc Comittee on the Indian Ocean; (b) AdvieolY Committee on the United Nations Educational and Training . ProgralIl11e for Southern Afr ica; (The President) (c) Committee of Trustees of the united Nations Fund for SOUth Africa. (d) Committee on Relations with the Bost Country; (e) Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Righto of the Palestinian People, (f) S~cial Committee against Apartheid; (g) United Nations Council for Namibia, and (h) Working Group on the Financing of the united Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. May I take it that the General Assembly approves that recommendation? It was so decided.

Also in paragraph 22 the General Committee draws the attention of the Assembly to paragraph 3 of Gen~ral Assembly resolution 39/161 A, according to which the Preparatory Committee for the Fortieth Anniversary of the United Nations will continue to function until the observance of the anniversary. May I consider that it is the wish of the Assembly to take note of this? It was so decided.

Finally, in paragraph 23, dealing with the rationalization of work, the General Committee draws the attention of the Assembly to the main conclusions of the Meeting of the Presidents of the General Assembly on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations, held in New York from 6 to 10 June 1985. That completes our consideration of section II of the report of the General Committee, which relates to the organization of the session. We turn now to section III of the report of the General Committee, relating to the adoption of the agenda. (The j'resident) May 1 recall to members of the General Assembly rule 23 of the rules of procedure which provides that: "Debate on the inclusion of an item in the agenda, when that item has been recommended for inclusion by the General Committee, shall be limited to three speakers in favour of, and three against, the inclusion." 1 should like to stress that at this time we are not discussing the substance of any item. In paragraph 25, the General Committee recomnends to the General Assembly that sub-item 16 (a), "Election of fifteen members of the Industrial Development BOard", be deleted from the agenda inasmuch as the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNlDO) has been converted into a specialized agency and that 53 members of the Board were elected on 12 August 1985. I take it that the Assembly adopts this recommendation. It was so decided.

In paragraph 26, the General Committee recommends the inclusion in the agenda of sub-item 17 (1), "Appointment of a member of the Special Committee with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples", in view of the withdrawal of Australia from its membership in January 1985. May I take it that the Assembly adopts that recommendation? It was so decided.

In paragraph 27, the General Committee recommends to the General Assambly that the consideration of item 114 of the draft agenda, "Question of East Timer", should be deferred to the forty-first session and that, consequently, the item should be included in the provisional agenda of that session• May I take· it that the Assembly adopts this recommendati9n? It was so decided.

In paragraph 28 the General Committee infolcms the General Assembly that it has taken note of the suggestions made by the Secretary-General regarding the grouping of related items under a single heading and the staggerj.ng of other items over two or more years. In this. connection, the General Committee also draws the attention of the General Assellbly to the Committee's agreement to meet later during the session to consider recoIllllendations to the Assembly on the rationalization of its work. I take it that the Assembly takes note of this. It was so decided.

We turn now to the agenda that the General Committee recommends for adoption by the General Assembly. In accordance with past practice, we shall follow the numbering given in paragraph 29 of the General Committee's report (A/40/250) and shall consider several items in groups where that seems appropriate. I should like to remind members once again that at present we are not discussing the substance of any item except when such discussion could assist the Assembly in deciding whether or not to include an item in the agenda. I now invite representatives to turn to page 9 of the report of the General Commit tee. Items 1 to 6 have already been acted upon in plenary meeting; therefore their inclusion has been approved. We shall now take up items 7 to 20. I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to include those items in the agenda. It was so decided. The PRESID~ (interpretation from Spanish): We turn next to item 21, "The situation in Central America: threats to international peace and security and peace initiatives". May I take it that item 21 is included in the agenda? It was so decided.

(interpretation from Spanishj: (interpretation from Spanish): Item 22 is entitled "The situation in Kampuchea". May I take it that item 22 is included in the agenda? It was so decided.

We turn now to item 23, "Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)". May I take it that item 23 is included in the agenda? It was so decided.

We now turn to the next three items: item 24, "Co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference"; item 25, "Co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity"; and item 26, "Co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States". May I take it that those items are included in the agenda? It was so decided.

Next we turn to item 27, "International Year of Peace". May I take it that item 27 is included in the agenda? It was so decided.

Next we turn to item 28, "The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security". May I take it that item 28 is included in the agenda? It was so decided •

Next we turn to item 29, entitled ·Armed Israeli aggression against the Iraqi nuclear installations and its grave consequences for the established international system concerning the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and international peace and security". May I take it that item 29 is included in the agenda? It was so decided.

We turn now to item 30, entitled ·Critical economic situation in Africa". May I take it that item 30 is included in the agenda? It was so decided.

Next we turn to item 31, "Co-operation between the United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee". I take it that the Assembly wishes to include that item in the agenda. It was so decided.

Item 32 is entitled "Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte". Taking into account ~e report of the General Committee and the statement made in that Committee, may I take it that item 32 is included in the agenda? It was so decided.

We come now to the question of the inclusion of items 33 to 39. May I take it that those items are included in the agenda? It was so decided.

We turn now to item 40, entitled "Question of peace, stability and co-operation in South-East Asia". May I take it that item 40 is included in the agenda? It was so decided.

I take it that the General Assembly wishes to include in the "<l<?:enda, item 41, "Launching of global negotiations on international economic co-operation for development". It was so decided.

Item 42, entitled "Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the security Council·, has been recommended for inclusion in the agenda. May I take it that the Assembly approves this recommendation? It was so decided.

Next we turn to item 43, entitled ·Observance of the quincentenary of the discovery of America". May I take it that the Assembly wishes to include this item in the agenda? It was so decided.

Item 44, "Question of Cyprus·, has been recommended for inclusion in the agenda. I take it that the Assembly approves that recommendation. It was so decided.

Next we turn to item 45, "Implementation of the resolutions of the United Nations". I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to include this item in the agenda. It was so decided.

Item 46 is entitled ·Consequences of the prolongation of the armed conflict between Irarl and Iraq·. I take it that the Assembly wishes to include this item in the agenda. It was so decided.

We turn now to itea 47, 8Celebration of the one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire-. May I take it that it is the wish of the General Asselllbly to include this i tea in the agenda? . It was so decided.

We come now to items 48 to 73. May I take it that those items are included in the agenda? It was so decided.

I now put before the Assellbly the question of the inclusion of items 74 to 81. I take it that those itells are included in the agenda. P was so deeided.

We turn now to item 82, entitled -Question of the Malagasy islands of Glorieusee, Juan de Nova, Europa and &assae da India8.. Taking into account the ,report of the General ICc.ittee and the statements made in that Ccmmittee, may I take it that item 82 is included in the agenda? It vas so de~.

We turn n,ON to item 83, entitled -Question of the composition of the relevant organs of the united Nations8• May I take it that item 83 is included in the agenda? It was so decided.

We now colme to items 84 to 87. I take it that the Assembly wishes to include these in th.e agenda. It was so decided. The. PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish): We come next to items 88 to 108. May I take it that those items are included in the agenda? It was so decided. The PRESIDmr! (interpretation from Spanish): We come now to items 109 to 113. May I take it that those 'items a~e included in the agenda? It was so decided.

We now turn to items 114 to 126. May I take it that those items are included in the agenda? It was so decided.

Items 127 to 143 have been recommended for inclusion in the agenda. I take it that the General Assembly approves that recoJlll!endation. It was so decided.

We turn now to the question of the inclusion of item 144 "Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment". May I consider that item is included in the agenda? It was so decided.

May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to include item 145, "International co-operation in the peaceful exploration of outer Space under conditions of its non-militarization" in the agenda? It was so decided•

The last itea r~nc!.d by the General Committee for inclusion in the agenda, itea 146, i8 entitled: ·Solemn appeal to states in conflict to cease araed action forthwith and to settle disputes between them through negotiations, and to States Mellbers of the united Nations to undertake to solve situations of tension and conflict and existing disputes by political means and to refrain from the threat or use of force and fraD any intervention in the internal affairs of other States·. May I take it that the Assembly adopts that rec::o_enelation? It was so decided.

We now turn to the quection of the allocation of items dealt with in section IV of the repor:t. In this connection, the General Committee, in paragraph 30, draws the General ASBeBbly's attention to paragraph 4 of its decision 34/401, which states that: ·Substantive items should normally be discussed initially in a Main Committee and, therefore, items previously allocated to plenary aaeetinga should henceforth be referred to a Main Committee unless there are co~lling circumstances requiring their continued consideration in plenary .eating.· The modifications indicated in paragraph 31 are reflected in the proposed allocation. We shall therefore consider them when we come to the relevant itea. under paragraph 32. May I now invite members to turn to the list of items reeo_nded fo~ consideration in plenary meetings on pages 27 and 28 of the English text. Regarding item 18 on the list, the General Committee recolllDends in paragraph 31 (a) (i) that the Assembly should refer to the Pourth Committee all the chapters of the report of the Special Committee relating to specific Territories 80 that the General Assembly might deal in plenary meeting with the question of the mplementation of the Declaration as a whole. May I take it that the General Assemly approves that reco-endation? It was so decided.

In this connection, the General Committee draws the attention of the Assembly to the Programme of Activities in Observance of the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to be held in conjunction with the celebrations of the fortieth anniversay of the United Nations. 1" shouldUke to take this opportunity to suggest that the special commemorative meeting in observance of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Declaration be held on 16 OCtober 1985, in the morning, in the General Assemly ball. May I take it that the Assembly takes note of this? It was so decide~.

May I now invite members to consider item 23, entitled, RQuestion o~ the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)·. In this connection, as stated in paragraph 31 (a) and (U), the General Committee decided to recommend to the General Assembly that the item should be consider~d directly in plenary meeting, on the understanding that bodies and individuals haVing an interest in the question would be heard in the Fourth.Committee in conjunction with the consid&~ation of the item in plenary meeting. May I take it that the Assembly approves that recommendation? It was so decided.

We turn now to the recommendation of the General Committee on the allocation of item 34 on the list, entitled, -Question of Namibia~. As indicated in paragraph 31 (a) (iii), the General Committee decided to recommend to the General Assembly that the item should be considered directly in plenary Meting, on the understanding that bearings of the organizations concerned would be held in the Fourth Cee-ittee. I take it that the General Asse~ly approves that rec~ndation. It was so decided. 'Iba PRESIDENT (interpretatien float Spanish): I now invite .mere to turn their attention to item 35 on the list, entitled wPolicies of apartheid of ~~e Government of SOuth Africaw• In this connection, as stated in paragraph 31 (a) (iv), the General COIIIIittee decided to recouend to the· General Assemly that the item should be considered directly in plenary _eUng, on the ur.,derstanding that the representatives of the Organization of African Unity and of national liberation moveMents recognized by that organization would be peraitted to pa£ticipate in the discussion in plenary meeting and that organizations and indiViduals having a special interGnt in the question would be permitted to be heard by the Special Political Ca.mittee. May I take it that the General Assellbly approves the recolllendaticn of the General Committee? It was so decided. The PRFSIDENT (interpretation from Spanish): May I IlOW invite the General Assembly to turn its attention to paragraph 31 (a) (v), regarding the item entitled ·Question of Cyprus·, in which the General Cc.ittee r'ecouaends that the General Assembly should defer a decision on the allocation of the it.. to an appropriate time in the future. May I take it that the General Assellbly adopts that rece_ndation? It was so decided.

Finally, the GenFlral Committee has recommended in paragraph 31 (a) (vi) that item 147, ·Solemn appeal to States in conflict to cease armed action forthwith and to settle disputes between them through negotiations, and to States Members of the United Nations to undertake to solve situations of tension and conflict and existing disputes by political means and to refrain from the threat or use of force and from any intervention in the internal affairs of other States·, should be considered directly in plenary meeting. May I consider that the General Assembly approves that recormnendation? It was so decided.

May I, therefore, now take it that the General Assembly approves the allocation of the other items listed for consideration directly in plenary meeting? It was so decided. In connection with item 68 on the list entitled -General and complete disarmament-, the General Committee ~as recommended in paragraph 31 (b) (1) that the relevant paragraphs of the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which is to be considered directly in plenary meeting under item 14, be drawn .to the attention of the First Committee in connection with its consideration of item 68. May I take it that the Assembly approvec,i that recommendation? It was so decided.

Next we turn to paragraph 31 (b) (ii) concerning item 146, entitled ftInternational co-operation in the peaceful exploitation of outer space under conditions of its non-militarizationft • with regard to this item, the General Committee decided to recommend that it be allocated to the First Committee. May I take it that the General Assembly adopts that recommendation? It was so decided.

May I consider that the General Assembly approves the allocation of the items proposed for allocation to the First Committee? It was so decided.

We turn now to the list of items which the General Committee has recommended for allocation to the special Political Committee. May I consider that the General AS~lembly approves the allocation of the items proposed for allocation to the Special Political Committee? It was so decided.

We turn now to the list of items which the General COJlUlittee has recommended for allocation to the second Committee. Regarding item 84 (1) on the list, entitled 8Effective mobilization and integration of of women in development-, ths General Committee recommended in paragraph 31 (c) that documents concerning the integration of women in development also be made available to the Third Committee under item 92. May I take it that the General Assembly approves this recommendation? It was so decided.

May I take it that the General Assembly approves the allocation of all the items proposed for allocation to the Second Committee? It was so decided.

We now come to the items proposed for allocation to the Third Committee. As concerns item eg on the list, entitled WInternational Youth Year, Participation, Development, Peace-, the General Committee, bearing in mind paragraph 2 of General Assembly resolution 39/22 of 23 November 1984, recommends that an appropriate number of plenary meetings be devoted to policies ~nd programmes relating to youth, upon receipt of the report of the Third Committee on this item, and that these meGtings be designated as the United Nations world Conference for the International Youth Year. May I take it that the General Assembly adopts this recommendation? It was so decided.

In this connection, after consultations I should like, with the concurrence of the Assembly, to set the date (The President) of the afternoon of Wednesday, 13 November, for the first such plenary meeting devoted to policies and programmes relating to youth. May I take it that the Assemb1.y takes note of this issue? It was so decided. The PRESmENT (interpretation from Spanish) : May I also consider that the General Aesambly approves the proposed allocation of items to the Third Committee, including the item entitled -~rture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment-? It was so decided. The PRESmmrr (interpretation from Spanish): Are there any comments on the proposed allocation of items to the Fourth Committee? I take it that the General Assembly approves the proposed allocation. It was so decided.

We turn now to the list of items proposed for allocation to the Fifth Committee. Regarding item 121 on the list, entitled -Joint Inspection Unit-, the General Committee reco1llD~nded in paragraph 31 (e) that the item be allocated to the Fifth Committee on the understanding that the reports of the Joint Inspection Unit dealing with subject-matters assigned to the other Main Committees would be referred also to those Committees. May I take it that the General Assembly adopts that recomendation and that it approves the allocatioi'l of the other items proposed for allocation to the Fifth Committee? It was so decided.

We now turn to the list of items proposed for allocation to the Sixth Committee. In connection with item 142 on the list, entitled -Report of the Special CODIDittee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization-, the General Committee recOlllDends that the document containing the recommendations made by the Presidents of the General Assembly concerning the rationalization of the procedures of the Assembly be made available to the Sixth Committee for its consideration under this item. May I take it that the Assembly adopts this rec01lllendation and approves the allocation of the items proposed for allocation to the Sixth Committee? It was so decided.

The General Assembly has thus concluded its consideration of the report of the General Committee. Each Main Committee will receive promptly the list of agenda items allocated to it so that it may begin its work as soon as possible, in accordance with rule 99 of the rules of procedure. ITEM 39 OF THE AGENDA CQMMDIORATION OF THE FORrIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS: REPORT OF ,]~HR PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS (Part I) (A/40/49)

Members will recall that the Assembly decided earlier this morning to consider those aspects of the report of the Preparatory Committee for the Fortieth Anniversary of the United Nations which have a bearing on the organization of the session after it had completed its consideration of the fi~st report of the General Committee. In accordance with that decision, the Assembly has before it the firat part of the report of the Preparatory Committee ccntained in document A/40/49. I now call on Mr. Peter David Lee, Rapporteur of the Preparatory Committee, to introduce that report. Mr. LEE (Canada), Rapporteur of the Preparatory Committee for the Fortieth Anniversary of the United Nations (interpretation from French): First. of all, On behalf of the entire Canadian mission, I should like to convey 'to you, Sir, our satisfact.ion at seeing you assuming the responsible function of President of the fortieth session of the Genar.al Assembly, an anniversary session and a significant one. I can assure you of our full co-operat.ion. I should like also to assoc~at.e the CanaQian delegat.ion with the heart.felt grief and condolences which you, Sir, just now expressed in connect.ion with the t.ragic earthquake in Mexico. OUr Minister in Canada has already sent. a message on behalf of the Canadian Government. and people t.o the Government. and people of Mexico. As Rapporteur of t.he Preparatory Committee for the Fort.ieth Anniversary of the Unit.ed Nat.ions, I have the honour t.o present. the first. part. of tile report. of that. Commit.t.ee which delegat.ions will find in document. A/40/49 dat.ed 13 Sept.ember 1985. Anniversary of the United Nations} I should like to emphasiz~ the following points. This ie en int=::i= report which beca=e necese::ry eo t..'1at practical arrangements could be made in time for the c~emoration of the fortieth anniversary, which will be starti~g very shortly. The final, complete report will be published in due course and will follow the main outline of last year's report. As far as the arrangements for commemon, \ng the fortieth anniversary are concerned, the C011llllittee decided to make a number of recommendationsJ these will be found in part VI of the document, on pages 11 and 12. I emphasize that all those recommendations were adopted unanimously. I have pleasure in submitting to the Assembly the report and the recommendations contained therein.

I invite representatives to turn to paragraph 27 of the report of the Preparatory Committee (A/40/49), which contains several recommendations relevant to the procedural and organizational arrangements for the commemoration. The Preparatory Committee adopted these recommenda-tiona without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do the same? The recommendations were adopted.

I wish to thank representatives for their co-operation, which has made it possible for us to complete our work so expeditiously. ORGANIZATION OF WORK

Before adjourning the meeting, I invite members to turn their attention to document A/40/663, which contains a letter dated 19 September 1985 addressed to me by the Chairman of the Committee on Conferences. As members ~re aware, the Assembly, in paragraph 34 ~.t its decision 34/401, decided that no subsidiary organ of the General Assembly should be permitted to meet at United Nations Headquarters during a regular session of the General Assembly unless explicitly authorized by the Assembly. As indicated in the letter I have just mentioned, the CODlDittee on Conferences has reco1llllended that the Committee on the Review and Appraisal of the Implementation of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade should be authorized to meet during the current session of the General Assembly. May I take it that the General Assembly adopts that recommendation? The recommendation was adopted. The meeting rose at 11.55 a.m. ...:.~ ~... .i.;~i