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66 General Assembly-Thirty-fifth Session 2. Urges once again the States of South Asia and such other neighbouring non-nuclear-weapon States as may be interested to continue to make all possible ef- forts to establish a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia and to refrain, in the meantime, from any action contrary to this objective; 3. Calls upon those nuclear-weapon States which have not done so to respond positively to this proposal and to extend the necessary co-operation in the efforts to establish a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to render such assistance as may be required to promote the efforts for the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia and to report on the subject to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session: 5. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-sixth session the item entitled "Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia". 94th plenary meeting 12 December /980 35/149. Prohibition of the development and manufac- ture of new types of weapons of mass destruc- tion and new systems of such weapons The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 3479 (XXX) of 11 December 1975, 31/74 of 10 December 1976, 32/84 A of 12 De- cember 1977, 33/66 B of 14 December 1978 and 34/79 of 11 December 1979 concerning the prohibition of new types of weapons of mass destruction, Bearing in mind the provisions of paragraph 39 of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly,3° according to which qualitative and quantitative disarmament measures are both important for halting the arms race and efforts to that end must in- clude negotiations on the limitation and cessation of the qualitative improvement of armaments, especially weap- ons of mass destruction, and the development of new means of warfare, Recalling the decision contained in paragraph 77 of the Final Document to the effect that, in order to help prevent a qualitative arms race and so that scientific and technological achievements might ultimately be used solely for peaceful purposes, effective measures should be taken to prevent the emergence of new types of weap- ons of mass destruction based on new scientific prin- ciples and achievements, and that efforts aiming at the prohibition of such new types and new systems of weapons of mass destruction should be appropriately pursued, Expressing once again its firm belief, in the light of the decisions adopted at the tenth special session, in the im- portance of concluding an agreement or agreements to prevent the use of scientific and technological progress for the development of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons, Noting that, in the course of its session held in 1980, the Committee on Disarmament considered the item en- titled "New types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons; radiological weapons", Taking into consideration the part of the report of the Committee on Disarmament relating to this question,3 7 36 Resolution S-10/2. 31 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fijih Session. Supplement No. 27 (A/35/27), sect. 111.L I. Requests once again the Committee on Disarma- ment, in the light of its existing priorities, to continue negotiations, with the assistance of qualified govern- mental experts, with a view to preparing a draft com- prehensive agreement on the prohibition of the develop- ment and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons, and to draft possible agreements on particular types of such weapons; 2. Requests the Committee on Disarmament to sub- mit a report on the results achieved to the General As- sembly for consideration at its thirty-sixth session; 3. Once again urges all States to refrain from any ac- tion which could adversely affect the talks aimed at working out an agreement or agreements to prevent the emergence of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Committee on Disarmament all documents relating to the consideration of this item by the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session; 5. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-sixth session the item entitled "Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons: report of the Committee on Disarmament". 94th plenary meeting 12 December 1980 35 / 150. 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, 3259 A (XXIX) of 9 December 1974, 3468 (XXX) of 11 December 1975, 31/88 of 14 Decem- ber 1976, 32/86 of 12 December 1977, S-10/2 of 30 June 1978, 33/68 of 14 December 1978 and 34/80 A and B of 11 December 1979, and other recent relevant resolu- tions, Bearing in mind, in particular, its decision at the thirty-fourth session in resolution 34/80 B to convene a Conference on the Indian Ocean during 198 I at Colombo, Recalling further the report of the Meeting of the Lit- toral and Hinterland States of the Indian Ocean, Ji Welcoming the addition of new members of the Ad Hoe Committee on the Indian Ocean appointed pur- suant to resolution 34/80 Band noting that the partici- pation of these members has helped the work of the Committee, Reaffirming its conviction that concrete action for the achievement of the objectives of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace would be a sub- stantial contribution to the strengthening of interna- tional peace and security, Considering that the continued danger posed by the military presence of the great Powers in the Indian Ocean area, conceived in the context of their confronta- tion, gives greater urgency to the need to take practical "Ibid, Thirty-fourrh Session. Supplement No. 45 (A/34/45 and Corr.I).

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