about ar end to this heinous act of the use of military force, contrary to the Charter, international law , and all the fully accepted norms oE international behaviour. The Security Council haa seldom E&cad a more blatant use of force. The Council should act immediately in dealing with this problem. The United States is pltised to be joining with eight other members of t.re Council in proposing the text of a draft resolution for immediate adoption tonight by the Council. The Council can certainly a0 no less in this time of present crisis than to deal effectively and rapidly with this transcendental problem of the aggressive use of force. We ask the Council to accept its full responsibilities and to sumrt Kuwait in its hour of need. It is the time for peace and diplomacy, not the tiue fa war and aggression. The world is nw watching what WQ do here and will not be satisfied with vaccilaticn or procrastination. In this time of most serious crisie, I ask all the members of the Security Council carefully to contemplate the serious issuea before us and to act in the way in which they a8 Members of the Organisation and aa States committed to act under the Charter should act. RG/8 S/PV. 2932 16 The PHlSIDENTr I thank the representative of the United States for the kind words he addresEed to me. Mr. PMAMSA (Colombia) (interpretation from Spanish): On behalf of my delegation, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, MI your assumption Of thhe PKeSidenCY of the Security CcKlncil Eooc the month of August. I alzo express our thanks to Ambassador Razall for the outstanding job he did aa President of the Security Ccuncil last month. The position taken by the Coloskkn Governiaent over more than a century in 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement made by the President of the Security Council, discussing a pressing international issue related to the use of military force and the need for the Council to take immediate action. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a high-level political or international relations context. The content focuses on the principles of international law, the use of force, and the responsibilities of the Security Council, which further supports the idea that this text falls under the category of international relations.

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