of the great man, afraid of what initiatives he might take in the future, but that little by little he became convinced that his defeat was inevitable. · BG/7 A/C.l/40/PV.9 21 (Mr. Sucre Figarella, Venezuela) we speak of arms and empires in this debate, of advanced technology for military domination. All this is fearful; all this is terrifying. But our hope resides in the idea that the policy of a new humanism may provide sufficient moral resources to give strength to institutions of collective security that depend on the United Nations, so that it may be possible for it to count the overthrow of militarist ambition among its fundamental achievements. Mr. STEPHANOU (Greece)(interpretation from French): In addressing to you, Mr. Chairman, the congratulations of my Government and myself, I should like particularly to underline your lengthy experience in the field of disarmament of which your substantial introductory statement at the inception of our work gave ample evidence. It is therefore with particular pleasure that I express my best wishes that your efforts will be crowned with success. My congratulations go equally to the two Vice-Chairmen, the Rapporteur, who has long been a very valuable colleague, .and the members of the Secretariat. I should like to take this opportunity to recall the masterly way in which your predecessor, Ambassador souza e Silva, directed our work last year, as well as the personal contribution he made to improving the performance of this Committee. The Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the United Nations, Ambassador van der Stoel, speaking on behalf of the 10 members of the European Community, Portugal and Spain in very succinct and concise terms on 17 October 1985, set forth the Community's views in the general debate on disarmament. While fully subscribing to what Ambassador van der Stoel said, I 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic speech or statement related to international relations, disarmament, and collective security. It mentions the United Nations, arms, empires, and militarist ambition, suggesting a focus on international security and conflict resolution.

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International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief