Application of the German Democratic Re- ptabhe for admission to membership in the United Nations : Letter dated 12 June I973 from the Min- ister for Foreign Affairs of the German Demo- cratic Repnblio to the §ecretaq&eneral (WB0946) ; Application of the Federal Republic of Germ many for admission to membership in the United Nations : Letter dated 13 June I973 from the Min- ister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Re- public of Germany to the Secretary-Genera1 (S/10949) ; (c) Report of the Committee on the Adlnission of New Members concerning the application of the German Democratic Republic and the application of the Federal Republic of Ger- many for admission to membership in the United Nations (S/10957) 1. The PRESIDENT (translated from Russian) : In accordance with the decision adopted at the 1729th meeting of the Security Council, the Committee on the Admission of New Members has held its meeting and has submitted to the Council a report [S/10957] together with the summary record of the meeting [S/C.2/SR.42], in which the views of till members of the Committee are sst forth, 2. I should like to congratulate the Com,mittee on its decision to reco,mmend that the German Demoaatic Repubhc and the Federal Republic of Germany be a’dmitted to membership in the United Nations. In a,ccoFdance with the agreement we reached and if there are no objections by members d the Council, the Security Council wi;ll first take a decision on the substaace of these appli,ca,tions for admission to mem- bership in the United Nations, and then members of the Council will make their rstatements. 3. In this connexion I should like to remind the Council that it was agreed after coasuiltations among m’embers that the Council woulld take a decisiom on this question by consensus, i.e., without voting. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic document related to the admission of two countries, the German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany, to the United Nations. It discusses the decision-making process within the Security Council and the potential for consensus decision-making. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the document is related to international relations and politics.

**Category**
International relations