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64 General Assembly-Thirty-ninth Session 9. Urges the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America to initiate immediately and in a constructive spirit negotiations aimed at preventing an arms race in outer space and to advise the Conference on Disarmament regularly of the progress of their bilateral negotiations so as to facilitate its work; 10. Requests the Conference on Disarmament to report on its consideration of this subject to the General Assembly at its fortieth session; 11. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Conference on Disarmament all documents relating to the consideration of this subject by the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session; 12. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fortieth session the item entitled "Prevention of an arms race in outer space". 97th plenary meeting 12 December 1984 39/60. Implementation of General Assembly resolu­ tion 38/72 on the immediate cessation and prohibition of nuclear-weapon tests The General Assembly, Deeply concerned over the intensification of the nuclear­ arms race and the growing threat of nuclear war, Recalling that over the past thirty years the need for ces­ sation and prohibition of nuclear-weapon testing has been in the focus of attention of the General Assembly, Reaffirming its conviction that the conclusion of a multi­ lateral treaty on the prohibition of nuclear-weapon tests by all States would constitute an indispensable element for the success of efforts to halt and reverse the nuclear-arms race and the qualitative improvement of nuclear weapons, and to prevent the expansion of existing nuclear arsenals and the spread of nuclear weapons to additional countries, Stressing once again that the elaboration of such a treaty is the task of the highest priority and should not be made dependent on the attainment of any other measure in the field of disarmament, Deeply deploring that the Conference on Disarmament has to date been prevented from carrying out negotiations with a view to reaching agreement on such a treaty, Recalling its previous resolutions on this subject, 1. Resolutely urges all States, and especially all nuclear-weapon States, to exert maximum efforts and exercise political will for the elaboration and conclusion, without any delay, of a multilateral treaty on the prohibi­ tion of nuclear-weapon tests by all States; 2. Urges the Conference on Disarmament to proceed promptly to negotiations with a view to elaborating such a treaty as a matter of the highest priority, taking into account all existing proposals and future initiatives, and, for that purpose, to establish an ad hoe committee with a negotiating mandate; 3. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fortieth session an item entitled "Implementation of Gen­ eral Assembly resolution 39/60 on the immediate cessa­ tion and prohibition of nuclear-weapon tests". 97th plenary meeting 12 December 1984 23 fbid., Twentieth Sessum. Annnes, agenda item 105. document A/597) 24 A/39/470. 39/61. Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa A IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION The General Assembly, Bearing in mind the Declaration on the Denucleariza­ tion of Africa23 adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity at its first ordinary session, held at Cairo from 17 to 21 July 1964, Recalling resolution 1652 (XVI) of24 November 1961, its earliest on the subject, as well as its resolutions 2033 (XX) of 3 December 1965, 31/69 of 10 December 1976, 32/81 of 12 December 1977, 33/63 of 14 December 1978, 34/76 A of 11 December 1979, 35/ 146 B of 12 December 1980, 36/86 B of9 December 1981, 37/74 A of9 Decem­ ber 1982 and 38/ I 81 A of 20 December 1983, in which it called upon all States to consider and respect the continent of Africa and its surrounding areas as a nuclear-weapon­ free zone, Recalling that in its resolution 33/63 it vigorously con­ demned any overt or covert attempt by South Africa to introduce nuclear weapons into the continent of Africa and demanded that South Africa refrain forthwith from con­ ducting any nuclear explosion in the continent of Africa or elsewhere, Taking note of the report of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research entitled "South Africa's nuclear capability", 24 undertaken in co-operation with the Department for Disarmament Affairs of the Secretariat and in consultation with the Organization of African Unity, as well as the report of the Disarmament Commis­ sion,25 Expressing regret that, despite the threat South Africa's nuclear capability constitutes to international peace and security, in particular to the realization of the objective of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa, the Dis­ armament Commission has, once again, in 1984, failed to reach a consensus on this important item on its agenda, I. Strongly renews its call upon all States to consider and respect the continent of Africa and its surrounding areas as a nuclear-weapon-free zone; 2. Reaffirms that the implementation of the Declara­ tion on the Denuclearization of Africa adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity would be an important measure to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and to promote international peace and security; 3. Expresses once again its grave alarm at South Afri­ ca's possession and continued development of nuclear­ weapon capability; 4. Condemns South Africa's continued pursuit of a nuclear capability and all forms of nuclear collaboration by any State, corporation, institution or individual with the racist regime that enable it to frustrate the objective of the Declaration which seeks to keep Africa free from nuclear weapons; 5. Calls upon all States, corporations, institutions and individuals to desist from further collaboration with the racist regime that may enable it to frustrate the objective of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa; 25 Ofjiual Records ol 1hc General Assemh/r. Thmv-nuuh Se.rnon, Supp/e- 1>1t·nt Nn_ 42 (A, 39/42)

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