the more advisable, since France was the only one of the four States to which the Protocol was open that was not yet party to it (resolution 44/104). No advance documentation expected. 48. w of ell-tese The question of the cessation of nuclear tests independently of agreement on * other disarmament meaeures was discussed by the General Assembly as early as the ninth session, in 1954. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of tierice signed, on 5 August 1963, the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water. That Treaty, which entered into force on 10 October 1963, did not cover underground tests. At its eighteenth session, in 1963, the General Assembly called upon all States to become parties to the Treaty and requested the Conference of the Committee on Disarmmasnt to continue negotiations for a comprehensive test ban (resolution 1910 (XVIII)). Since that time, the Assembly ha6 repeatedly called for suspension of all tests and for continued work on a comprehensive test-ban treaty. a/ References for the forty-fourth session (agenda item 49): (a) Report of the First Committee: A/44/771: (b) Resolution 441104; (c) Meetings of the First Committee: A/C.l/44/W.3-25, 26 and 33: (d) Plenary meetingr A/44/W.81. /... A/45/100 English Page 142 At its tenth special session, in 1978, the General Assembly stressed the importance of the cessation of nuclear-weapon testing by all States within the framework of an effective nuclear disarmament process (resolution S-1012, para. 51). At its thirty-third to forty-first sessions, the General Assembly continued its consideration of this question (resolutions 33160, 34173, 351145 A, 36/84, 37172. 38162, 39152, 40180 A and 41146 A). Also at the fortieth and forty-first sessions, the General Assembly recommended that States parties to the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the cessation of nuclear tests and the promotion of nuclear disarmament, which suggests that it is related to international relations and security issues. The fact that it mentions the United Nations and its General Assembly, as well as specific resolutions and treaties, further supports this interpretation.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology