wereestablished toelaborate pending textsinchapter V,I~easures andstages ofimplelllentation". AContact Groupwasalsosetuptodealwithparagraph 6 oftheIntroduction andparagraph 5ofchapter VI, '~achinery andProcedures". Inad~ition, consultations wereheldamongconcerned delegations withaviewto reconciling differences oncertainpoints. "7.TheAdHocCommittee hadaninitial discussion ofthedraftofthe Introduction, whichhadbeenprepared bytheChairman oftheAdHocConunittee duringthesecondspecial session oftheGeneral Assembly devoted todisarmament inhiscapacity asChairman oftheWorking GroupontheComprehensive Programme ofDisarmament duringthatsession, andwhichhadnotyetbeenconsidered. Different viewsofapreliminary naturewereexpressed inthecourseofthe discussion and,therefore, noconclusion wasreached. Asnotedabove, paragraph 6wasconsidered inaContact Groupinconjunction withparagraph 5of thechapter onMachinery andProcedures. "8.Intensive efforts weremadeintheContact Groupsandinconsultations among concerned delegations, toreachagreement onthetextoftherespective paragraphs oftheProgr~~e. Insomecases,itwaspossible toarriveatagreedtexts. In others, therelevant textsreflect pointsofdifference orremainpending. The results oftheworkarecontained intheannextothisreport. Itwasunderstood thatdelegations couldnottakefinalpositions untilagreement wasreached on outstanding pointsofdifficulty anduntilthedocument wascomplete • ."·~"i"C'~T.c7"".=,c,,r~~~:~5'E'~~~~~'~"':\"1;,~~~4t!II!!!m~' .~·.~~)~I,~~~~.~.~ ••!I..~.~~.~·~-!!.'I!·~~.~j~!!\,!\!!~~,~T('!I'~~W! ..~"~~~~'!!!.'~'••i!~!!Jl!II!!liI!!t'~!JI!I••gII!UIi!._1"III.Conclusion "9.EarlyintheworkoftheAdHocCommittee, theChairman suggested the desirability ofconcluding theelaboration oftheComprehensive Programme of Disarmament duringthe1985session sothattheConference mightbein~position tosubmittheProgramme totheGeneral Assembly ontheoccasion ofthe fortieth anniversary oftheUnitedNations. However, inviewofthefactthat duringthe1985session, despite intensive efforts, onlymodestprogress was achieved, theprospects forrealizing thatobjective donotseemvery encouraging. If,unfortunately, thatultimately turnedouttobeso,itseems imperative thattheworkontheelaboration oftheProgramme beresumedatthe beginning ofthe1986session withthefirmintention ofdischarging the Committee's mandate andenabling theConference tosubmitacomplete draftof theComprehensive Programme ofDisarmament totheGeneral Assembly "notlater thanatitsforty-first session". "Annex "[Draft Comprehensive Programme ofDisarmament] "[Texts fortheComprehensive Programme ofDisarmament] "I.Introduction *1 "1.Thethreattotheverysurvival ofmankind posedbytheexistence of nuclear weapons andthecontinui~g armsrace,whichalready in1978gaveriseto thejustified alurmoftheGeneral Assembly, farfromdisappearing has considerably increased duringthefoul"yearsthathaveelapsed sincetheholding ofitsfirstspecial session devoted todisarmament. Itwasthusnatural notto undulydelaytheconvening ofthesecondspecial session, Which,withthesame purpose asthefirst,hadbeenexplicitly provided forintheFinalDocument of thatsession. "2.Bothinthegeneral debateofthissecondspecial session oftheAssembly, inwhichanimpressive numberofheadsofStateorGovernment andMinisters of .Foreign Affairs participated, aswellasinthedeliberations oftheAdHoc Committee andtheWorking Groups,itbecame·evident thattherehadbeenno erosion inthesupport ofallfundamental conclusions ofthefinalDocument, such asthefollowing: "(a)Theobjective ofsecuritY,which isaninseparable element ofpeace, hasalwaysbeenoneofthemostprofound aspirations ofhumanity. Yetthe accumulation ofweapons, particularly nuclear weapons, todayconstitutes much moreathreatthanaprotection forthefutureofmankind since,farfromhelping tostrengthen international security, itonthecontrary weakensit,andsince existing arsenals ofnuclear weapons alonearesufficient todestroyalllife onearth. "*1Draftprepared bytheChairman oftheAdHocCommittee duringthe second-special session oftheGeneral Assembly devoted todisarmament inhis capacity asChairman oftheWorking GroupontheComprehensive Programme of Disarmament established atthatsession. Noconclusions regarding thisdraft werereached bytheAdHocCommittee. -136-eff int Sta The the sov int dis Sta mut per the inc dol
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the progress of a committee tasked with elaborating a comprehensive programme of disarmament. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a focus on international relations and politics. The text does not contain specific references to economic, environmental, or social issues, but rather addresses the threat of nuclear weapons and the arms race to international security.

**Category**
International relations, Security