Group of 21 in document CD/541, to undertake negotiations with a view to achieving agreement on appropriate and practical measures for the prevention of nuclear war. In order to attain this final objective, the Conference should this year set down some results in a report that could have, in our opinion, three distinct parts, namely: a part briefly summarizing the exchange of views in the Ad Hoc Committee; the identification of some political and legal measures which could, in the opinion of States members of the Conference on Disarmament, be examined within the United Nations or other forms for the adoption of practical measures which could contribute to the prevention of nuclear war; and finally, the identification of practical measures on which the Conference on Disarmament itself could and should begin negotiations as rapidly as possible. Before concluding, I should like to convey our sincere thanks to the Norwegian Government for the excellent manner in which it organized the Workshop on the seismological verification of a complete nuclear-test ban in Oslo last month. CD/PV.521 14 (Mr. Datcu, Romania ) Finally, I should like to extend a warm welcome to the young participants in the United Nations Disarmament Study Programme who are here in Geneva. Their interest in disarmament problems is a source of encouragement for us, especially this year, which the United Nations General Assembly has declared International Youth Year, with the motto "Participation, Development, Peace". The PRESIDENT (translated from French): I thank the representative of Romania for his statement and for the kind words addressed to the President. I now give the floor to the representative of the Netherlands, Ambassador Van Schaik. Mr. VAN SCHAIK (Netherlands): Permit me first to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the assumption of the Chair during the month of July. We know 
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