United Nations GENERAL ASSEMBLY FORTIETH SESSION Official Records* FIRST COMMITTEE 1st meeting held on Tuesday, 17 September 1985 at 4.10 p.m. New York VERBATIM RECORD OF THE 1st MEETING Chairman: Mr. de PINIES (President of the General Assembly) CONTENTS Election of the Chairman "Thi, r<Wt'd ;, 'UbJ<'"I 10 ,.,.ra.1ion . Corra:~ions .bould be lelll oondcr , ... lianalun: or. -bcr or .... ~ J.llion -~rn«J wit hi~ <>M ....... of t/w d<itr uf Pf'b/i<wl;u, IO lho Chid Of lho orrl<ial R<cords EdlliJia Sc<:tiotl, room IX:2-7~. 2 Unih:d Naoioru Plaza, and incorporalod in a copy of lho record. Cona.1ion• will be ; .. ,ucd ancr .... md or .............. in • ~· fascidc ror-" CDftlllliiiR . 85-63003/A 3093V (E) Distr. GENERAL A/C .1/4 0/PV. 1 18 September 1985 ENGLISH A/C.l/40/PV.l 2 The·meeting was called to order at 4.10 p.m. ELECTION OF THE CHAIRMAN The TEMPORARY CHAIR~ffiN (interpretation from Spanish): Rule 103 of the Rules of Procedure provides that each Main Committee shall elect a Chairman, two Vice-Chairmen and a Rapporteur. These officers shall be elected on the basis of eq·:~~able geographical distribution, experience and personal competence. The elections shall be held by secret ballot unless the Committee decides otherwise in an election where only one candidate is standing. The nomination of each candidate shall be limited to one speaker, after which the Committee shall immediately proceed to the election. Furthermore, rule 110 of the Rules of Procedure provides that congratulations to the officers of a Main Committee shall not be expressed except by the Chairman of the previous session- or, in his absence, by a ~ember of his delegation- after all the officers of the Committee have been elected. This meeting has been convened for the election of the Chairman of the First Committee. Are there any nominations? 
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This text appears to be a record of a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, specifically the First Committee, where the Chairman of the Committee is being elected. The text does not mention any specific topics related to economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, culture, or science and technology. Instead, it seems to be a procedural matter, focusing on the election of the Chairman and the rules of procedure.

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