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m. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the First Committee 47 3. Requests the Committee on Disarmament to re- port on the results of its negotiations to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session. 97th plenary meeting JI December 1979 34/73. Implementation of General Assembly resolu- tion 33/60 The General Assembly, Reaffirming its conviction that the cessation of nu- clear-weapon testing by all States in all environments would be in the interest of all mankind as a major step towards ending the qualitative improvement, develop- ment and proliferation of nuclear weapons, as a means of relieving the deep apprehension concerning the harm- ful cqnsequences of radio-active contamination for the health of present and future generations and as a contri- bution towards the cessation of the nuclear arms race, Recalling the determination of the parties to the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmos- phere, in Outer Space and under Water0 and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons1 expressed in those Treaties to continue negotiations to achieve the discontinuance of all test explosions of nuclear weapons for all time, Recalling its previous resolutions on the subject, in particular resolution 32/78 of 12 December 1977, paragraph 51 of resolution S-10/2 of 30 June 1978, resolution 33/60 of 14 December 1978 and section IV of resolution 33/71 Hof 14 December 1978, Emphasizing the urgent need for all nuclear-weapon States to cease the testing of nuclear weapons, Recognizing the importance to a treaty prohibiting nuclear testing of the study being carried out by the Ad Hoe Group of Scientific Experts to Consider Inter- national Co-operative Measures to Detect and Identify Seismic Events on a global network of stations for the exchange of seismological data, Recognizing the indispensable role of the Committee on Disarmament in the negotiation of a comprehensive test-ban treaty, Noting with dissatisfaction that that part of the report of the Committee on Disarmament8 relating to the ques- tion of a comprehensive test-ban treaty shows no pro- gress in the consideration of this subject and that a full report on the status of the negotiations between the three nuclear-weapon States was not submitted, 1. Reiterates its grave concern at the fact that nu- clear-weapon testing continues unabated against the wishes of the overwhelming majority of Member States; 2. Reaffirms its conviction that a treaty to achieve the prohibition of all nuclear test explosions by all States for all time is a matter of the highest priority; 3. Expresses its conviction that positive progress in the negotiations by the Committee on Disarmament on such a treaty is a vital element for the success of efforts to prevent both vertical and horizontal proliferation of nuclear weapons and will contribute towards an end to the arms race and the achievement of nuclear disarmament; 4. Requests the Committee on Disarmament to in- itiate negotiations on such a treaty as a matter of the highest priority; 6 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 480, No. 6964, p. 43. 7 Resolution 2373 (XXII), annex. 8 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 27 (A/34/27 and Corr.I), sect. ID.A. 5. Calls upon the three negotiating nuclear-weapon States to use their best endeavours to bring their negotiations to a positive conclusion in time for con- sideration during the next session of the Committee on Disarmament; 6. Invites Governments of Member States to con- tribute to the further development of national and inter- national co-operative measures to detect seismic events aimed at setting up a global verification system of a comprehensive test-ban treaty and to co-operate with the Ad Hoe Group of Scientific Experts to Consider International Co-operative Measures to Detect and Identify Seismic Events for the fulfilment of its mandate; 7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fifth session an item relating to the implementa- tion of the present resolution. 97th plenary meeting 11 December 1979 34/74. Implementation of General Assembly resolu- tion 33/61 concerning the signature and ratifi• cation of Additional Protocol II of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco) The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 2286 (XXII) of 5 Decem- ber 1967, 2456 B (XXIII) of 20 December 1968, 2666 (XXV) of 7 December 1970, 2830 (XXVI) of 16 De- cember 1971, 2935 (XXVII) of 29 November 1972, 3079 (XXVIII) of 6 December 1973, 3258 (XXIX) of 9 December 1974, 3467 (XXX) of 11 December 1975, 31/67 of 10 December 1976, 32/79 of 12 December 1977 and 33/61 of 14 December 1978, all of which contain appeals to the nuclear-weapon States regarding the signature and ratification of Additional Protocol II of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco),9 Reaffirming its conviction, now corroborated by inter- national practice, that, for the maximum effectiveness of any treaty establishing a nuclear-weapon-free zone, the co-operation of the nuclear-weapon States is neces- sary and that such co-operation should take the form of commitments likewise undertaken in a formal interna- tional instrument which is legally binding, such as a treaty, convention or protocol, Welcomes the fact that Additional Protocol II of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco) has already been signed and ratified by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, France, the People's Republic of China and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, thus fulfilling an aspiration of the General Assembly. 97th plenary meeting JI December 1979 34/75. Consideration of the declaration of the 1980s as the Second Disarmament Decade The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 33/62 of 14 December 1978, Bearing in mind that the Disarmament Decade de- clared by its resolution 2602 E (XXIV) of 16 D~m- ber 1969, is coming to an end, 9 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 634, No. 9068, p. 326.

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