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111. Resolutions adopted on the reports oí the First Committee 51 thereon to the General Assembly at its special session devoted to disarmament; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to prepare a background report for the special session of the Gen- eral Assembly devoted to disarmament and transmit it to all Member States not later than 1 April 1978, compiling the proposals and recommendations put for- ward by the groups of experts appointed by the Secre- tary-General and under Assembly resolutions 3463 (XXX) and 31/87, and containing information con- cerning the progress made in carrying out the task referred to in paragraph 2 above; 4. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-third session the item entitled "Reduction of military budgets". 100th plenary meeting 12 December 1977 32/86. Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone oí Peace The General Assembly, Recalling the Declaration of the lndian Ocean as a Zone of Peace, contained in its resolution 2832 (XXVI) of 16 December 1971, and recalling also its resolutions 2992 (XXVII) of 15 December 1972, 3080 (XXVIII) of 6 December 1973, 3259 A (XXIX) of 9 December 1974, 3468 (XXX) of 11 Decembcr 1975 and 31/88 of 14 December 1976, Reaffirming its conviction that concrete action in furtherance of the objectives of the Declaration would be a substantial contribution to the strengthening of in- ternational peace and security, Encouraged by the support extended to the concept of zones of peace by non-aligned countries at the Fifth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non- Aligned Countries, held at Colombo from 16 to 19 August 1976,21 Recalling its rei;olution 3259 A (XXIX), in which it requested the littoral and hinterland States of the Indian Ocean to enter, as soon as possible, into con- sultations with a view to convening a conference on the Indian Ocean, Considering that the continued military presence of the great Powers in the Indian Ocean, conceived in the context of great Power rivalry, with the danger of a competitive escalation of such a military presence, makes the achievement of the objectives of the Decla- ration an even more imperative necessity, Considering also that the creation of a zone of peace in the lndian Ocean requires co-operation among the regional States to ensure conditions of peace and secu- rity within the region, as cnvisaged in the Dcclaration, and the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the littoral and hinterland States, Noting that talks between the Union of Soviet So- cialist Republics and the United States of America regarding their military presence in the Indian Ocean have been initiated and that the two countries have established contacts with the Ad Hoc Committee on the Indian Ocean through its Chairman, Expressing the hope that those talks between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United 21See A/31/197. Statcs of America will contribute to the attainment of thc ohjectives of thc Declaration and lead to practica! and cffective co-operation on their part with the Ad /-loe Committee and the littoral and hinterland States, lVoting thc reactions of certain grcat Powers and other major maritime users of the Indian Ocean to the invitation extended to them by the Ad /-loe Committce, in pursuance of paragraphs 2 and 3 of resolution 31 /88 by which the General Asscmbly requested the Com- mittcc and the littoral and hinterland States of the lndian Ocean to continue their consultations with a vicw to formulating a programme of action leading to the convening of a conference on the Indian Ocean, 1. Renews its invitation to the great Powcrs and othcr majar maritimc users of thc lndian Ocean that havc not so far seen thcir way to co-operating effec- tively with tbc Ad Hoc Committee on thc Indian Ocean and thc littoral and hinterland States of the Indian Ocean to entcr with the least possiblc dclay into con- sultations with the littoral and hinterland States of the lndian Ocean in pursuance of paragraphs 3 and 4 of General Assembly resolution 3468 (XXX); 2. Takes note of the report of the Ad Hoc Com- mittee~2 and in particular the stage reached in the Committce's deliberations in regard to the convcning of a conference on thc Indian Ocean; 3. Decides that, as the next step towards the con- vening of a conference on the lndian Ocean, a meeting of the littoral and hinterland Statcs of the Indian Ocean be convened in New York at a suitable date, which other States not falling within this category, but which have participated or have expressed their willingness to participate in the work of the Ad Hoc Committee, could attend; 4. Requests the Ad Hoc Committce to make the necessary preparations for the meeting referred to in paragraph 3 above; 5. Decides to enlarge the composition of the Ad Hoc Committee by the addition of Democratic Yemen, Ethiopia, Greece, Mozambique and Ornan; 6. Renews the general mandate of the Ad Hoc Committee as defined in the relevant resolutions; 7. Requests the Ad Hoc Committee to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session a full report on its work; 8. Requests thc Secretary-General to make the nccessary provision for the meeting referred to in paragraph 3 above and to continue to render ali neces- sary assistance to the Ad H oc Committee, including the preparation of summary records. * 100th plenary meeting 12 December 1977 * * As a result of the appointments set forth in paragraph 5 of tlze above resolution, the Ad Hoc Committee on the lndian Ocean is composcd of the following Member States: AUSTRALIA, BANGLADESH, CHINA, DEMOCRATIC YEMEN, ETHIOPIA, GREECE, INDIA, INDONESIA, lRAN, IRAQ, JAPAN, KENYA, MADAGASCAR, MALAYSIA, MAURITIUS, MOZAMBIQUE, ÜMAN, PAKISTAN, SOMA- LIA, SRI LANKA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, YEMEN and ZAMBIA. 22 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-second Session, Supplement No, 29 (A/32/29 and Corr.1).

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