ofcommunications received fromorganizations expressing thewishtobeheardby theSpecial Committee inconnexion withitsconsideration oftheitem. The Committee agreedtoaccedetotheserequests andheardtherepresentatives ofthe organizations concerned asindicated below: Representatives oforganizations MarioFigueroa, Committee forthe51stState,PuertoRico E1iseoCasi11as-Ga1arza, National Association forthe Statehood ofPuertoRico FreddyValentln Acevedo, HouseofRepresentatives, Commonwealth ofPuertoRico 01aguibeet IDpez-Pacheco, GranOrienteNaciona1 dePuertoRico SarahE.Sosa,GrupoAmpliodeRef1exion deR.1ertoRico Michae1 Deutch, Civic Co~~ittee inSupport ofPuertoRican Prisoners ofWar Reyna1do Paniagua Diez,ExSecretario deEstadodePuertoRico Car10s A.zen6n,Asociacion dePescadores deVieques, Inc. LuisF.Camacho, Co1egio deAbogados dePuerto Rico Victor M.Agrait-Defil10, MisionIndustrial deR.1ertoRico,Inc. Severo E.Co1berg, EstadoLibreAsociado dePuertoRico Rafae1Soltero Pera1ta, GranlogiaNaciona1 dePuertoRico Car10sVizcarrondo, Juventud Autonomista Puertorriquefta PedroOrtizAlvarez, PROELA Rafae1CancelMiranda, United Independence Movement of Puerto Rico Ernest DeMaio,WorldFederation ofTradeUnions Marilyn Clement, R.1ertoRicoJustice Watch DaveDe11inger, PuertoRicoSolidarity Committee -29-Meetings 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1196 1197 1197 1197 1197 1197 1197 1197 1197 1197 1197 1198 11988 ri !,t r'; iirr leIr8p',,. "V< I. L,.afo' L, f· l·8 Fbrt ,j: '., ~. I,;.riI; tJ f ••Representatives oforganizations Federico Cintren Fiall0, ComiteUnitario contralaRepresion yparalaDefensa de10s~resosPoliticos Eleanor Garz,Mobilization forSurvival Manuel E.R:>rnan,Movimiento RepUblica Democratica FerminBaltazar Arraiza, Liberation ForcesofPuertoRico Philip Oke,Christian PeaceCbnference EloyTOrres, Venezuelan Solidarity Committee forPuertoRican Independence EneidaVazquez, PuertoRicanPeaceCouncil andthe PuertoRican,Cbmmittee forInternational Solidarity JuanMariBras,Partido Socialista Puertorriquefio BUbenBerrios Martinez, Partido Independentista Puertorriqueno EduardSloan, WorldPeaceCouncil Isabela:>sado, vecinas delaBaseNavala:>osevel tdeceibaMeetings 1198 1198 119B 1198 1198 1198 1199 1199 1199 1199 119983. Spe par par wou que sep 84. the 85. Vene res 10v abst i t'78.Atthel199thmeeting, on18August, therepresentative ofCubaintroduced a draftresolution ontheitem(A/AC.I09/L.1414) onbehalfofOlbaandtheSyrian ArabRepublic (A/AC.109/PV. 1199)•Subsequently, Iraqalsobecame asponsor ofthe draftresolution (seepara.82below). 79.Atthel200thmeeting, on19August, therepresentative ofCubaannounced that Afghanistan wasanoriginal sponsorofthedraftresolution (A/AC.109/PV.1200). 80.Atthesame-meeting, theChairman, inastatement (A/AC.109/PV.1200), informed theSpecial Cbmmittee thatthePermanent Representative ofNicaragua to theUnitedNations hadeXpt'essed thewishtomakeastatement inconnexion withthe Cbmmittee's consideration oftheitem.WiththeCbmmittee's consent, the representative ofNicaragua madeastatement (A/AC.109/PV.1200) 81.Atthesamemeeting, statements weremadebytherepresentatives ofCuba, Venezuela, theUnionofSovietSocialist Republics, Czechoslovakia, Iran,theCongo andBulgaria (A/AC.I09/PV.1200). 82.Atthel20lstmeeting, on20August, theChairman announced thatIraqhad become asponsor ofthedraftresolution (A/~C.109/PV.120l). Atthesamemeoting, therepresentative ofAfghanistan madeastatement (A/AC.lO 9/PV.120l) • -30-abst Furt Chi! (A/A 86. Repr atte 87. its isr83.Atthesamemeeting, therepresentative ofAustralia, inastatement tothe
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a record of communications received from organizations and representatives expressing their wishes to be heard by a Special Committee. The context suggests that the Special Committee is discussing an item related to the independence or sovereignty of Puerto Rico. The text mentions organizations and individuals from various countries, including Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, which implies that the discussion may have international implications.

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