in the arms control talks, because of poor East-Hest relations. Therefore it is a challenge to the Committee at this session to improve the international atmo'splie're. arid provide the appropriate guideiines' through adoption of our . resolutions, to facilitate negotiations on arms control and disarmament~ The delicate nature of the debates in the Committee makes a departure · from traditional procedures very difficult. Hol·rever~ I hope I am permitted to. venture a thought on how I consider our deliberations can be mage more c"oneise and effective. It will be recalled that on previous occasions 't·re have g~ouped a number of items under the general title, for example, of . 11Dis~rmament and. international.sec\lrity11 and allowed delegations to speal..: on any o't them at our meetings. Practical as that procedure has be~n ~ in my -~~~w: i~ i·e~~s .. ~~-~i;~~s-;;· con~ici~~~ti~m oi the ~pecific item~. · Theref~re ·it is my hope that i·re shall be able to vary the procedure a litt~e so· as to focus more o.n a lesser number of items grouped together at any given time. I have -no doubt that you will lead us successfully· in tll.at direction, Mr ~ ·Chairman. AW/ba/ad A/C.l/38/PV.2 16 (~. Gbe-ho. Ghana) All of us know what difficulties the United Nations has been experiencing during the last twelve months. Its image as a world body has been attacked, while its capacity to reduce tensions and produce answers to difficult international • problems has been questioned. But we all know that the United Nations will be only what its Member States are. Since all of us desire it to be more efficient, particularly in the areas of arms control, disarmament and international peace and security, we have an onerous duty, in the First Committee especially, to redouble our efforts so that our deliberations can afford the various forums of the United 
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