tives who wish to speak in explanation of vote. 50. Mr. LECOMPT (France) (interpretation from French): The delegation of France wishes to explain its vote on the two draft resolutions. 51. In regard to the first draft resolution, it goes without saying that we could have voted in favour of the provisions contained therein had they been limited to approving section III of the special report, with which we are, nevertheless, determined to comply. We regret that, in the Council, procedures which were not the subject of a consensus in the Committee were reintroduced. The result was that we had to abstain. 52. As we indicated very clearly in our statement on 16 May [I 713th meeting], we are in favour of strengthening sanctions against Rhodesia, and we wish to recall that we voted for them at the request of tJze administering Power and in order to meet the expectations of Africa on condition that an agreement could be reached on the practical modalities for the application of sanctions, a prerequisite for their actual effectiveness. In this spirit we proposed that in the text of the draft resolution contained in document S/10927 there be introduced amendments to take account of the concern we had expressed to the sponsors. The latter, however, did not see fit to accept the changes we had hoped for. Therefore the delegation of France felt compelled to maintain the position that it had consistently upheld in the Committee. 6 53. I would add that, for our part, we confirm the commitments we undertook in 1966 when the sanctions were voted. This follows from the explanations we gave in the Committee and the clarification we gave when lt debated certain points. Furthermore, we are now studying measures intended to make possible a firmer application of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a political issue related to international relations and sanctions, specifically in the context of Rhodesia. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that it is a statement made by a government representative in an international organization. The content of the statement focuses on the delegation's position on a draft resolution and its reasons for abstaining from voting.

**Category**
International trade, Humanitarian aid and relief