The Assembly will now proceed to take up the report of the First Committee on agenda item 41 fA/31/3781. We shall now take a decision on the draft resolution entitled "Effective measures to implement the purposes and objectives of the Disarmament Decade" recommended by the First Committee in paragra…
We shall now take up the report of the First Committee on agenda item 38 fA/31/375f. We shall now take a decision on the draft resolution entitled "Implementation of General Assembly resolution 3467 (XXX) concerning the signature and ratification of Additional Protocol 11 of the Treaty for the Prohi…
We shall now take up the report of the First Committee on agenda item 36 /A/31/373J. We shall now take a decision on the draft resolution entitled "Chemical and bacteriological (biological) weapons", rec- ommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of that report. The First Committee adopted that…
The Assembly will first consider the report of the First Committee on agenda item 35 /A/31/372/. We shall now take a decision on the draft resolution entitled "Incendiary and other specific conven- tional weapons which may be the subject of prohibitions or restrictions of use for humanitarian reason…
I should like to invite the attention of the General Assembly to the recommendation contained in paragraph 17 of the report of the Fifth Committee /A/31/396]. May I take it that the General Assembly adopts the Fifth Committee's recommendation without objection?
I call on the representative of Nepal, who wishes to introduce draft resolution A/31/LA.
2. Mc. UPADHYAY (Nepal): The Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, convened and sponsored by the United Nations, has held five sessions during this year and the past three years. This Conferenc…
Before calling on the next speaker, I should like to inform members of the General Assembly that the sponsors of draft resolution A/31/L.27 have revised operative para- graph 2 of that draft. Operative paragraph 2 should now readas follows:
"Calls for the early convening of the PeaceConference on t…
I now give the floor to General Carlos Romulo of the Philippines, signatory of the Charter and President of the fourth session of the General Assem- bly.
I thank His Excellency Mr. Kurt Waldheirn for his statement.
37. Mr. Secretary-General, mey I once againoffer you my warmest congratulations on your appointment for a second term of office as Secretary-General of the United Nations. Your appointment by acclamation is an eloquent and clear expressio…
Your Excellency, the General Assembly has today appointed you to a second term of office as Secretary-General of the United Nations com- mencing on 1 January 1977 and ending on 31 December 1981. May I congratulate Your Bxcellen-;: sincerely and inviteyou to addressthe General Assemb! .
Mr. Kurt Waldheim has been appointed by acclamation Secretary-General of the United Nations for a second term of office beginning 1January 1977 and ending on 31 December 1981.
The General Assembly has before it a letter dated 7 December 1976 from the President of the Security Council to the President of the General Assembly {A/31/393j. The text of the letter is as follows:
"I have the honour to inform you that the Security Council, at its 1978th meeting, held in private …
We shall now resume the general debate on this item.
68. Mr. GHEORGHE (Romania) (interpretation from French]: The present debate on the situation in the Middle East has been made necessary because of the continuing impasse concerning the resumption of negotiations towards a just and lasting settlem…
I now call on the representative of Sri Lanka, who wishes to introduce the amendments contained in document A/31/L.2S, and the two draft resolutions contained in documents A/31/L.26 and A/31/L.27.
