consulted the Office of Legal Affairs concerning the contamed sweepmg language and gave rise to objec- voting procedure and had been informed that he was tions of principle. entitled to have his vote registered. 13. Mr. PAULSEN (Observer for Norway) said that 8. The P~ESIDENT expresse~ his regret that, due Norway, as a member of the Commission on Trans- to an. oversight, the representative of Argentina was national Corporations, had been pleased to vote in not gtven the opportunity to register his vote during favour of resolution E/ 1986/L.14 in the Commission the process of voting. in April, in spite of difficulties with certain para- At the request of the representative of the United graphs. He hoped that the resolution would now States of America, a vote was taken by roll-cal/ on serve as a useful input for the Conference to be held draft resolution E/1986/L.l4 as a whole. in Paris in June. Infavour: Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh Brazil 14. Mr. BROWN (Canada) said that Canada had Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Canada Chi~ found much that it could support in the report of the na, Colombia, Costa Rica, Djibouti, Egypt, Fi~land Panel of Eminent Persons. It was well-balanced Gabon, qerman De~ocratic Republic, Guyana, Ice~ although mor~ importan~e. could have been given t~ land, Indta, Indonesia, Iraq, Mozambique, Nigeria the constructive, restrammg role of transnational Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Rwanda Sene~ corporations in the Sout~ African economy and gal, Si~rra L~o~e, Somali~, Sweden, Turkey, 'union soctety. However, some oftts recommendations were of Sovtet Soctahst Republics, Venezuela, Yugoslavia. not acceptable to Canada: specifically, the request to A · . transnational corporations to violate national and gamst: Umted Kingdom of Great Britain and international law and the demand for disinvestment Northern Ireland, United States of America. by a date in the near future. That short time-scale 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a report on the role of transnational corporations in the South African economy, specifically in relation to the economy's development and international relations. The language used suggests a focus on economic and political issues, with mentions of voting procedures, objections of principle, and the impact of transnational corporations on the economy.

**Category**
International trade, Industry