tion recommending in tipn to the General Assembly that the G&man Demo,cratic R,epublic and the Federal Republrc ‘of Germ.any be admitted rto membership of th#e United’ Nations. In lthe course of ithe Committee’s oonsideratioh of the applications folr memb,ership sub- m’ilt.ted by b,oth Governm!ennlts, <my ddegaltion #said that it had eximii&d them carefully and was satisfied that b’otth coun&ies Were eminenfily qualified for membership d Ibid., 265&i meeting, para. 58. 10 and were determined to f&i1 their obhgations #under ‘the Charber in accordance with their joint afhrmation in the Tmaty that came into force yesterday. It has now given <us great satisfaction to support the Co’m- misttee’s unanimous recommendation, and I join with my coIlleagues in exp~$ng (the msmoere hope ithat it W8 he overwhelmingly accepted by ‘the General Assem- bly at its twenty-eighth session. 89. Let me ‘say ithat Australia greatly values the close and frisendly relations that it has enjoyed with tie Federal Republic of G’ermany in receti years. We are confident that a wcarm and co-operative association b’etween our two ‘countries as feilow Members of the United Nations wi’l!l serve only to consolidate and further strengthen those relations. 90. As to the German Democratic Republic, I should like to recall that one ‘of the first acts of ,tl-re Australian Governmlent which tiook office last December was to enter intio dipl~olmatic rdatio’ns with its Government. In the subsequent joinIt communiquC it was stated that in reaching their decision to eotab&h diplomatic rela- tions, bo;th Governments were prompted by a desire to pro’mote friendly relations to the mutud advantage of both countries; and my Govermnent announced last week the &sign&on of Australia% first Ambassador to the German Demo~cratic Republic. 91. What we have dofne totday represents the first step towards what can indeed only be described as a 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic speech, discussing the admission of two countries, the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic, to the United Nations. The speaker, an Australian representative, is highlighting the positive relations between Australia and both countries, as well as the benefits of their membership in the UN. There is no specific mention of economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues, but rather a focus on international relations and diplomacy.

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