12 August 1974 I August 1978 a/ 3 l4arch l9?5 30 September L977 a/ 19 Decenber L977 a/ 20 June 1974 22 Septenber L97 7 Al l8 Apr il L985 Z/ 9 iluly 1975 1,8 February 197 7 23 February L977 A/ 5 october t98f q/ 4 Novenber L983 1/ 5 November 1976 fu/ I July 19?6 g/ 26 tiay L977 a/ 24 Apr il L9A4 a/ 19 August L977 ?/ 4 l,taEch L980 fo/ 8 August 1975 18 April L983 fo/ ll November 1982 9/ 12 July L97 7 ful 28 March 1980 e,/ 28 ,tune 1978 Al 3l March 1977 15 !'larch 1977 1 November L978 a/ /.. .Date ofreceiPt of the inatrument of r at i ficat ion^/40/606English Page 8 State Philippines Poland Qatar Roman ia Rwanda saint vincent and the crenadines Sao Tome and pr incipe senegal Seychelles Sornal-ia Sri Lanka Sudan sur i.nane syrian Arab Republic To9o Trinidad and Tobago Tunis ia Uganda Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republ ic Union of Soviet Socialist Republics United Arab Emirates United Republic of Tanzania Venezuela Viet Nan Yugoslavia zaire zanbiaDate of signature 2 t4ay I97 4 7 June 1974 18 March 197 5 6 Septenbe! 1974 15 october 1974 2 August 1974 10 Octobe! 19?4 17 .tanuary 1974 7 Apr iI 1975 lI Marcb L9 75 20 February 1974 12 February 19 74 9 Septenber I97 5 17 October 1974Date of i,nstrument of ratificationor accession 24 ,Ianuary 1978 15 March 19 76 19 March 1975 15 August 1978 23 ,tanuary 1981 9 Novenber L98I e/ 5 Ocgober I97 9 a/ 18 February 1977 ?/ 13 February 1978 a/ 28 January 1975 18 February 1982 gl 2l March 19 77 3 June 1980 e,/ 18 ,lune 1.9 76 24 May 1984 a/ 29 October L979 2I January 1977 g/
**Analysis**
After examining the text, I hypothesize that it is related to international agreements and treaties, possibly in the realm of politics or diplomacy. The text appears to be a list of dates and countries, which may be related to the ratification or accession of an international instrument or treaty.

**Category**
International trade, Politics