had been terribly damaged. Therefore it did not participate in any of the activities related to the Decade. 216. AS for co-operation with the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the United States considered that the Trusteeship Council received its mandate from Article 83 of the Charter, which provided that all functions relating to strategic trusts should be exercised by the Security Council. 217. At its 1595th meeting, on 28 May 1985, the Trusteeship Council decided, without objection, to take note of the statements made on these agenda items l G. Dissemination of information on the United Nations and the International Trusteeship System in Trust Territories 218. At its 1592nd meeting , on 23 May 1985, the Trusteeship Council considered the report of the Secretary-General on dissemination of information on the united Nations and the International Trusteeship System in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands covering the period from 1 May 1984 to 30 April 1985. l9/ 219. During the discussion , a representative from the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat reported that the Department had continued to carry out activities to maintain and enhance the awareness. of the people of the Trust Territory concerning the United Nations and the International Trusteeship System. It had distributed to the Territory United Nations material from Headquarters and the United Nations Information Centre at Tokyo. He said that during a visit to the Territory in 1984, a staff member from the Tokyo Centre had reported that great interest had been shown in obtaining United Nations films,on video cassettes. These had since been made available to the Territory. An information officer from the Centre would visit the Territory later in 1985 to assess the needs of all interested users of United Nations materials. 220. The representative of the Soviet Union stated that for a number of years the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities and reports related to the United Nations Trusteeship Council, specifically in the context of the Pacific Islands. The focus is on dissemination of information, reports, and activities carried out by the Department of Public Information and the United Nations Information Centre at Tokyo. This suggests that the category might be related to information, education, or awareness.

**Category**
Education, Culture