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66 General Assembly-Thirty-ninth Session cerning the question of South Africa,28 with a view to blocking the existing loopholes in the arms embargo, so as to render it more effective and prohibiting, in particular, all forms of co-operation and collaboration with the racist regime of South Africa in the nuclear field; I 0. Demands once again that South Africa submit forthwith all its nuclear installations and facilities to inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency; 11 . Requests the Secretary-General to follow very closely South Africa's evolution in the nuclear field and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fortieth ses­ sion. 97th plenary meeting 12 December 1984 39/62. 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 Decem­ ber 1977 , 33/66 B of 14 December 1978, 34/79 of 11 December 1979 , 35/149 of 12 December 1980, 36/89 of9 December 1981 , 37177 A of9 December 1982 and 38/182 of 20 December 1983 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 Gen­ eral Assembly,26 according to which qualitative and quan­ titative disarmament measures are both important for halting the arms race and efforts to that end must include negotiations on the limitation and cessation of the qualita­ tive improvement of armaments, especially weapons 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 techno­ logical achievements might ultimately be used solely for peaceful purposes, effective measures should be taken to prevent the emergence of new types of weapons of mass destruction based on new scientific principles and achieve­ ments, and that efforts aiming at the prohibition of such new types and new systems of weapons of mass destruc­ tion should be appropriately pursued, Expressing once again its firm belief, in the light of the decisions adopted at the tenth special session, in the importance 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 destruc­ tion and new systems of such weapons, Noting that in the course of its session in 1984 the Con­ ference on Disarmament considered the item entitled "New types of weapons of mass destruction and new sys­ tems of such weapons: radiological weapons", Convinced that all ways and means should be utilized to prevent the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons, Taking into consideration the report of the Conference on Disarmament relating to this question, 29 I. Requests the Conference on Disarmament, in the light of its existing priorities, to intensify negotiations, 28 See Official Records of the Security Council. Thirty-fifth Year, Supple­ ment for July, August and September 1980, document S/14179. 29 Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirty-ninth Session, Supple­ ment No. 27 (A/39/27), sect. 111.G. paras. 118 and 121-124. with the assistance of qualified governmental experts, with a view to preparing a draft comprehensive agreement on the prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new sys­ tems of such weapons, and to draft possible agreements on particular types of such weapons; 2. Once again urges all States to refrain from any action 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; 3. Calls upon the States permanent members of the Security Council as well as upon other militarily significant States to make declarations, identical in substance, con­ cerning the refusal to create new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons, as a first step towards the conclusion of a comprehensive agreement on this subject, bearing in mind that such declarations would be approved thereafter by a decision of the Security Council; 4. Calls again upon all States to undertake efforts to ensure that ultimately scientific and technological achieve­ ments may be used solely for peaceful purposes; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Conference on Disarmament all documents relating to the consideration of this item by the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session; 6. Requests the Conference on Disarmament to submit a report on the results achieved to the General Assembly for consideration at its fortieth session; 7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fortieth session the item entitled "Prohibition of the devel­ opment and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons: report of the Conference on Disarmament". 97th plenary meeting 12 December 1984 39/63. Review and implementation of the Conclud­ ing Document of the Twelfth Special Session of the General Assembly A WORLD DISARMAMENT CAMPAIGN: ACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES The General Assembly, Aware of the growing public concern at the dangers of the arms race, particularly the nuclear-arms race, and its negative social and economic consequences, Noting with satisfaction the successful implementation of the World Disarmament Campaign, launched by the General Assembly at its twelfth special session,30 the sec­ ond special session devoted to disarmament, and its posi­ tive impact on the mobilization on a large scale of world public opinion on behalf of peace and disarmament, Recalling its resolutions 36/92 J of 9 December 1981 , 37/100 Hof 13 December 1982 and 38/73 F of l5 Decem­ ber 1983 , as well as the report of the Secretary-General on world-wide action for collecting signatures in support of measures to prevent nuclear war, to curb the arms race and for disarmament, 31 JO Official Records of the General Assembly, Twelfth Special Session, Annexes, agenda items 9 to 13. document A/S-12/32, annex V. 11 A/S-12/15 and Add. 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