Threat of Use of Nuclear Weapons to the Committee on Disarmament, in view of the second special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament (CD/285). The list of documents submitted to the 1983 session is contained in the report of the Ad Hoc Working Group to the Committee on Disarmament (CD/417)- The list of documents submitted to the 1984 session is contained in the report of the Ad Hoc Committee to the Conference on Disarmament (CD/536 and Ccrr.l). GE.85-63958 CD/640 page 2 III. Substantive work 6. Owing to the time constraint imposed by the late establishment of the Ad Hoc Committee, the Chairman held informal consultations with delegations with a view to determining the most efficacious manner to address the item during the remaining part of the session. As a result of his informal consultations, the Chairman concluded that the positions espoused by the nuclear-weapon States during previous years had not changed. However, an overwhelming number of delegations, including those of the nuclear-weapon States, stressed the importance of the agenda item and their readiness to engage in a substantive dialogue on the issue. Those delegations believed that nuclear disarmament and the complete elimination of nuclear weapons was the most effective guarantee against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons. They believed that until nuclear disarmament was achieved on a universal basis, it was imperative for the international community to develop effective measures to assure the security of non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons from any quarter. Those delegations reaffirmed the need tc find a common approach, acceptable to all, which could be included in an international instrument of a legally binding character. 7. During the course of consultations, several delegations observed that in their view in the absence of a nuclear disarmament process, no useful purpose 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a international committee's deliberations on the threat of nuclear weapons, with a focus on disarmament and security measures. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a high-level discussion between nations. The topics of nuclear disarmament, security, and the development of international instruments suggest that the text falls under the category of international relations and security.

**Category**
International relations