gratulations on the occasion of the proclamatiol$ of the independence of the Commonwealth of .thei Bahamas and our wishes of prosperity and progresd for the people of your country along the road ofil independent development. : 4, $ji “The Soviet Government, in the light of it$j! unchangeable policy, based on the principles d[! equality and the self-determination of peoples a@ aimed at developing friendship and co-operatioi among al1 countries, hereby states that it recogn& the Commonwealth of the Bahamas as an indepen., dent and sovereign State and expresses a readiness to establish diplomatic relations with it.” 111. The Soviet delegation, in supporting the applica. tion of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas for a& mission to membership in the United Nations,, wishes to express its ,conviction that that State will, upon the recommendation of the Council, be admitted to mem. bership in the United Nations by the General Assembly, and that its official delegation will take its lawful pIace among the delegations of all other States Members, of the United Nations at the forthcoming twenty-eighth session of the General Assembly. 112. The PRESIDENT: I thank the representative: of the Soviet Union for his expression of good wishes, 113. Mr. MADDY (Guinea) (interpretation froni French): Mr. President, may I at the outset congrat,’ ulate you on behalf of my delegation on your assump tion of the presidency of the Council for the month 01 July? May I assure you of our full co-operation\ 114. In supporting the application of the Bahama; for membership of the United Nations? we are honour’ ing the Charter by restoring the Iegltimate rights o a people. Thus the international community that wn represent should be able to create other opportunitie; of redress, so that in the next few years we can ensure 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a formal statement or declaration from the Soviet Government to the United Nations, congratulating the Commonwealth of the Bahamas on its independence and expressing support for its membership in the UN. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with no specific mention of economic, environmental, or social issues. The focus is on international relations and the recognition of the new nation's sovereignty.

**Category**
International relations, Politics