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III. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the First Committee 4.1 be a substantial contribution to the strengthening of in- ternational peace and security, Noting the resolution adopted at the Fifth Confer- ence of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries on the subject of the Indian Ocean Peace Zone Proposal, 35 Deeply concerned that there has been an escalation of the military presence of the great Powers conceived in the context of great Power rivalry in the Indian Ocean, and believing therefore that the implementation of the purposes and objectives of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace has acquired a new urgency, Regretting that, despite repeated invitations, certain great Powers as well as certain major maritime users of the Indian Ocean have not so far found it possible to co-operate with the Ad Hoe Committee on the In- dian Ocean and the littoral and hinterland States of the Indian Ocean, 1. Takes note of the report of the Ad Hoe Com- mittee on the Indian Ocean, 36 in particular section II thereof concerning the consultations entered into by the littoral and hinterland States of the Indian Ocean in pursuance of paragraphs 3 and 4 of General Assem- bly resolution 3468 (XXX); 2. Requests the Ad Hoe Committee and the littoral and hinterland States of the Indian Ocean to continue their consultations with a view to formulating a pro- gramme of action leading to the convening of a confer- ence on the Indian Ocean; 3. Invites once again all States, in particular the great Powers and the major maritime users of the In- dian Ocean, to co-operate in a practical manner with the Ad Hoe Committee in the discharge of its func- tions; 4. Requests the Ad Hoe Committee to continue its work and consultations in accordance with its mandate and to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty- second session a report on its work; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to render all necessary assistance to the Ad Hoe Com- mittee, including the provision of summary records. 98th plenary meeting 14 December 197 6 31/89. Conclusion of a treaty on the complete and general prohibition of nuclear- weapon tests The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 3478 (XXX) of 11 Decem- ber 1975, in which it called upon all nuclear-weapon States to enter into negotiations, not later than 31 March 1976, with a view to reaching agreement on the complete and general prohibition of nuclear-weapon tests, with twenty-five to thirty non-nuclear-weapon States participating in such negotiations, Deploring the fact that such negotiations have not yet begun, Convinced that the early cessation of nuclear-weapon tests, including underground tests, everywhere and by 35 A/31/197, annex, p. 124. 36 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Ses- sion, Supplement No. 29 (A/31/29 and Corr.I and 2). everyone, would contribute to the reduction of the nuclear-arms race and to the further relaxation of inter- national tension, Also convinced of the need for again exerting every effort to achieve an international agreement on the cessation of all types of nuclear-weapon tests, Noting that during the thirty-first session of the Gen- eral Assembly proposals have been made and relevant documents submitted with a view to finding a compro- mise basis for a generally acceptable understanding re- garding the supervision of compliance with such an agreement, Believing that the conclusion between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America of treaties on the limitation of underground nuclear-weapon tests and on underground nuclear ex- plosions for peaceful purposes contributes to the crea- tion of favourable conditions for the cessation of all nuclear-weapon tests, Taking note of the note by the Secretary-General31 stating that twenty-six non-nuclear-weapon States are ready to participate in the negotiations with a view to reaching agreement on the complete and general pro- hibition of nuclear-weapon tests, I. Again calls upon all nuclear-weapon States, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 3478 (XXX), to proceed as soon as possible with negotia- tions on the conclusion of a treaty on the complete and general prohibition of nuclear-weapon tests with the participation of non-nuclear-weapon States; 2. Requests the Secretary-General to render such assistance as may be necessary for the negotiations and to transmit to the group referred to in paragraph 1 above all documents relating to the consideration by the General Assembly at its thirty-first session of the item entitled "Conclusion of a treaty on the complete and general prohibition of nuclear-weapon tests"; 3. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-second session the item entitled "Conclusion of a treaty on the complete and general prohibition of nuclear-weapon tests". 98th plenary meeting 14 December 1976 31/90. Strengthening of the role of the United Nations in the field of disarmament The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 3484 B (XXX) of 12 De- cember 1975, in which it decided to carry out a review of the role of the United Nations in the field of dis- armament, Noting that the Ad Hoe Committee on the Review of the Role of the United Nations in the Field of Dis- armament has carried out the task entrusted to it by the General Assembly in the aforementioned resolution, Having considered the report of the Ad Hoe Com- mittee, which contains, inter alia, a set of agreed pro- posals with regard to the following subjects: 38 ar A/31/228. 38 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Ses- sion, Supplement No. 36 (A/31/36), para. 18.

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