REPORT OFTHE DISARMAMENT COMMISSION GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS: FORTIETH SESSION SUPPLEMENT No.42(A/40/42) UNITEDNATIONS NewYork,1985NOTE SymbolsofUnitedNationsdocuments arecomposed ofcapitalletterscombined withfigures.Mentionofsuchasymbolindicates areference toaUnitedNationsdocument.I.I U. UI. A. B. IV.CO I.CO II. UI. IV. V. VI. VII.-iii-[Original: En~lish1 [18Julv19851 35Paraqraphs ~ 1- 8 1 9 -20 6 21-25 9 21-24 9 25 9 26-32 11 .....................Annexes. .CONTENTS . . CONCLUSIONS ANDRECOMMENDATIONS ONAGENDA ITEM6B.Documents submitted byMemberStates••••••••••••••• CONCLUSIONS ANDRECOMMENDATICJNSINTRODUCTIONI. V.TOPICS FORAPPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 41I.COMPILATION OFPROPOSALS FORRECOMMENDATIONS ONAGENDA ITEM4•••••••• 21A.Reports andotherdocuments submitted bythe Secretary-General •••••.•••.••.•..•••••••.••.•••••••• VI.DRAFTRECOMMENDATION TOTHEGENERALASSEMBLy......................... 43IV.STATEMENT DELIVERED BYMR.JANMARTENSON, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL OFTHEDEPARTMENT FORDISARMAMENT AFFAIRS ON23MAY1985••••••••••••• 3911.WORKING PAPER: PRINCIPLES WHICHSHOULD GOVERN FURTHER ACTIONS OF STATES INTHEFIELDOFFREEZING ANDREDUCTION OFMILITARY BUDGETS 30IV.11.ORGANIZATION ANDWORKOFTHE1985SESSION •••••••••••••• VII.REVIEW OFTHEDECLARATION OFTHE1980sASTHESECOND DISARMAMENT DECADE••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 44Ill.Ill.DOCUMENTATION ••••••.•...••••••••••....•••••.••.••.••••• r II.INTRODUCTION 1.Atitsthirty-ninth session, theGeneral Assembly, byresolution 39/148 Rof 17December 1984,tooknoteofthereportoftheDisarmament Commission andthe recommendations contained therein.1/Theoperative partoftheresolution reads asfollows: "TheGeneral Assembly, " "1.TakesnoteofthereportoftheDisarmament Commission7 "2.NotesthattheDisarmament Commission hasyettoconclude its consideration ofsomeitemsonitsagenda, "3.Requests theDisarmament Commission tocontinue itsworkin accordance withitsmandate, assetforthinparagraph 118oftheFinal Document oftheTenthSpecial Session oftheGeneral Assembly andwith paragraph 3ofresolution 37/78H,andtothatendtomakeeveryeffortto achieve specific recommendations, atits1985substantive session, onthe outstanding itemsonitsagenda, takingintoaccount therelevant resolutions oftheGeneral Assembly aswellastheresults ofits1984substantive sessionJ "4.Requests theDisarmament Commission tomeetforaperiodnot exceeding fourweeksduring 1985andtosubmit asubstantive report, containing specific recommendations ontheitemsinscribed onitsagenda, to theGeneral Assembly atitsfortieth session, "5.Requests theSecretary-General totransmit totheDisarmament Commission there~rtoftheConference onDisarmament, together withallthe official records ofthethirty-ninth session oftheGeneral Assembly relating todisarmament matters, andtorenderallassistance thattheCommission may require forimplementing thepresent resolution; "6.Decides toin~lude intheprovisional agendaofitsfortieth session theitementitled 'Report oftheDisarmament Commiss.i.on'." 2.Atthesamesession, theGeneral Assembly alsoadopted resolution 39/61Bof 12December 1984. Theoperative partoftheresolution, concerning theDisarmament Commission, readsasfollows: "TheGeneral Assembly, " "1.Condemns themassive buildup ofSouthAfrica's military machine, in particular, itsfrenzied acquisition ofnuclear-weapon capability for repressive andaggressive purposes andasaninstrument ofblackmail, "2.Expresses itsfullsupport fortheAfrican Statesfacedwiththe dangerofSouthAfrica's nuclear capabilitYJ -1- r \"3.Reaffirms thattheracistregime's acquisition ofnuclear-weapon capability constitutes averygravedangertointernational peaceandsecurity and,inparticular, jeopardizes thesecurity ofAfri~an Statesandincreases thedangeroftheproliferation ofnuclear weapons) "4.Condemns allformsofnuclear collaboration byanyState, corporation, institution orindividual withtheracistregimeofSouthAfrica, inparticular thedecision bysomeMemberStatestograntlicences toseveral
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