request, and even better, to report to the Committee on the matter. Perhaps this would be a way of moving the discussion forward. Experiments, trial measures, are not, of course, the whole answer. We are aware of the political stakes inherent in any verification system and it is taking them fully into account that the whole system has been built up, with the guarantees and counterbalances that characterize it. But the way things are now, we shall, unless we base ourselves on concrete, shared experience, remain at the stage of a theoretical discussion incapable of yielding progress. With respect to the principles and order of destruction, the incorporation of the Soviet-United States agreement in the text of the convention means that we now have for articles IV and V and their annexes a structure that is clear, precise and acceptable to the great majority of delegations. My delegation has stressed this point too often during the past five years - and for long amid general indifference - not to bid due welcome to this vital result. Group B, which has been extremely productive, has also clarified the definitions of article II and resolved the thorny issue of the guidelines for Schedule 1. But I would like to dwell for a moment on the bilateral American-Soviet agreement. It has been recently the subject of rather excessive criticism which may lead to its misappreciation. Let us begin by recognizing that we owe to it the beginnings of a solution on a major question of the order of destruction; next let us acknowledge that this agreement, far from setting up a parallel or competing regime relative to the convention, is arranged in accordance with that instrument and aims at anticipating its effects for the two signatories; lastly, the effect of the agreement is to end the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a diplomatic agreement between countries, specifically the United States and the Soviet Union, regarding the verification of a convention on the order of destruction. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a high-level international discussion. The text mentions experiments, trial measures, and the incorporation of an agreement into a convention, suggesting that the topic is related to international cooperation and agreements.

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International trade, Science and technology