six times to address the unbelievable carnage in the Persian Gulf, and one fleeting, stuttering, oh-so-delicate meeting to deal with a decade of Arab atrocities in Lebanon. 99. That is the most compelling proof that today’s exer- cise relating to the possible legal deportation of three sus- pected terrorists-a handful of suspected terrorists-and the detention of their collaborators is an insult and an affront to the very purpose for which this body was founded. : 100. The PRESIDENT: I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter, dated 12 September [S/17&4, from the representative of Qatar to the United Nations, which reads as follows: “I have the honour, in my capacity as Chairman of the Group of Arab States, to request that the Security Council extend an invitation, under rule 39 of the provi- sional rules of procedure, to Mr. Clovis Maksoud, Observer of the League of Arab States, in connection with the Council’s consideration of the item entitled ‘The situation in the occupied Arab territories’.” If I hear no objection, I shall take it that the Council agrees to grant that request. It was so decided. 101. The PRESIDENT: I should like to inform the Council that I have just received a letter from the represen- tative of Jordan in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion on the item on the agenda. In accordance with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Salah (Jo&n) took the place reservedfor him at the side of the Council chamber. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a transcript of a United Nations Security Council meeting, where the President of the Council is addressing a topic related to terrorism and the Middle East. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the topic is of a political or international relations nature.

**Category**
International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief