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Resolutions adopted on the reports of the First Committee 21 3. Emphasizes the urgency of reaching agreement on the conclusion of an effective comprehensive test ban; 4. Calls upon all nuclear-weapon States to bring to a halt all nuclear weapon tests through an agreed sus- pension subject to review after a specified period, as an interim step towards the conclusion of a formal and comprehensive test ban agreement; 5. Emphasizes in this regard the particular responsi- bility of the nuclear-weapon States which are parties to international agreements in which they have declared their intention to achieve at the earliest possible date the cessation of the nuclear arms race; 6. Calls upon all States not yet parties to the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water to adhere to it forthwith; 1. Urges the Conference of the Committee on Dis- armament to give the highest priority to the conclusion of a comprehensive test ban agreement and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty .. first session on the progress achieved; 8. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-first session the item entitled "Urgent need for cessation of nuclear and thermonuclear tests and conclusion of a treaty designed to achieve a compre- hensive test ban". 2437th plenary meeting 11 December 1975 3467 (XXX). Implementation of General Assem- bly resolution 3258 (XXIX) concerning the signature and ratification of Additional Pro• tocol D of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco) The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 1911 (XVIII) of 27 No- vember 1963, 2286 (XXII) of 5 December 1967, 2456 B (XXIII) of 20 December 1968, 2666 (XXV) of 7 December 1970, 2830 (XXVI) of 16 December 1971, 2935 (XXVII) of 29 November 1972. 3079 (XXVIII) of 6 December 1973 and 3258 {XXIX) of 9 December 1974, seven 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), 29 Reiterating its firm conviction that, for the maximum effectiveness of any treaty establishing a nuclear-weap- on-free zone, the co-operation of the nuclear-weapon States is necessary and that such co-operation should take the form of commitments likewise undertaken in a formal international instrument which is legally binding, such as a treaty, convention or protocol, Recalling with particular satisfaction that the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, France and the People's Re- public of China are already parties to Additional Pro- tocol II of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco), l. Again urges the Union of Soviet Socialist Re- publics to sign and ratify Additional Protocol II of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco); 29 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 634, No. 9068, p. 326. 2. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty~first session an item entitled "Implementation of General Assembly resolution 3467 (XXX) con- cerning the signature and ratification of Additional Protocol II of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco)". 2437th plenary meeting 11 December 197 5 3468 (XXX). Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace The General Assembly, Recalling the Declaration of the Indian 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 and 3259 A (XXIX) of 9 De- cember 1974, Reaffirming its conviction that action in furtherance of the objectives of the Declaration would be a sub- stantial contribution to the strengthening of interna- tional peace and security, Calling attention to the provisions of resolution 3259 A (XXIX), especially paragraph 4, in which the General Assembly requested the littoral and hinter- land States of the Indian Ocean to enter, as soon as possible, into consultations with a view to convening a conference on the Indian Ocean, 1. Notes the report of the Ad Hoe Committee on the Indian Ocean, 30 in particular section II thereof concerning the consultations entered into by the littoral and hinterland States of the Indian Ocean in pursuance of paragraph 4 of General Assembly resolution 3259 A (XXIX); 2. Notes further that, as a result of these consulta- tions, an agreement in principle on the convening of a conference on the Indian Ocean has emerged among the littoral and. hinterland States of the Indian Ocean; 3. Requests the littoral and hinterland States of the Indian Ocean to continue their consultations on the convening of a conference on the Indian Ocean, with particular attention to the following six points: (a) Purposes of the conference; ( b) Date and duration; (c) Venue; (d) Provisional agenda; ( e) Participation; (/) Level of participation; 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- first session a report on its work, including the results of the consultations referred to in paragraph 3 above; 5. Invites all States, in particular the great Powers and the major maritime users of the Indian Ocean, to co-operate in a practical manner with the Ad Hoe Committee in the discharge of its functions; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to render all necessary assistance to the Ad Hoe Com- mittee, including the preparartion of summary records. 2437th plenary meeting 11 December 1975 30 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirtieth Ses- sion, Supplement No. 29 (A/10029).

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