"1.Atitsthirty-ninth session, theGeneral Assembly, byitsresolution 39/151Iof17December 1984entitled 'Curbing thenavalarmsrace: limitation andreduction ofnavalarmaments andextension of confidence-building measures toseasandoceans', interalia,requested the Disarmament Commission toconsider thisquestion andtoreporttotheGeneral Assembly atitsfortieth session. "2.Initsconsideration oftheitem,theCOmmission hadbeforeitthe replies thatGovernments hadcommunicated totheSecretary-General inresponse toparagrap'. 4oftheaforementioned resolution andtheSecretary-General's noteverbale addressed toMemberStatesinthatregard (A/CN.IO/70 and Add.1-4). TheCommission wasawareofthefactthatastUdyonthenavalarms racewasunderpreparation bytheSecretary-General inpursuance ofGeneral Assembly resolution 38/188 G.Thedelegations ofBulgaria, theGerman Democratic Republic andtheUnionofSovietSocialist RepUblics presented a working paper(A/CN.IO/73 andCOrr.l) ontheagendaitem. "3.Atits92ndmeeting, on17May1985,theCommission decided toconsider theiteminplenary meetings attheendofWhichtheChairman ofthe Commission wouldundertake thepreparation ofareportinconsultation with hisfriends andotherinterested delegations. "4.Pursuant tothatdecision, theDisarmament Commission heldadiscussion ontheitematits93rdand94thplenary meetings. Duringthecourseofthe discussion, theCommission heardanumberofrepresentatives whoseviews, proposals orsuggestions areavailable intheofficial records ofthe Commission (A/CN.IO/PV.93 andA/CN.10/PV.94). "5.Duringtheseplenary meetings, somedelegations emphasized theimportance ofcurbing thenavalarmsraceinbothitsquantitative andqualitative aspects, andexpressed theviewthattheDisarmament Commission shouldmake recommendations withaviewtopreparing theconditions fornegotiations to arriveatagreement onanumberofspecific measures concerning themutual limitation ofnavalactivities andthelimitation andreduction ofnaval armaments, aswellasconcerning appropriate confidence-building measures, bothingeneral andinconnection withspecific areas. Otherdelegations, however, statedthatanyin-depth consideration ofthequestion, whichhada bearing ontheirvitalsecurity interests, wasnotappropriate inviewofthe unbalanced natureofresolution 39/151 Iandinadvance ofthefinalization of thestudyreferred toinparagraph 2above. Somedelegati-ons further expressed theirconcern atthenuclear aspectofthenavalarmsraceand partiCUlarly thegeographic proliferation ofnuclear weapons intheseasand oceans. Itwasfeltbymanydelegations thatthestudymentioned above,which wouldbereadyforthecurrent year'ssession oftheGeneral Assembly, would helptoc;".arify problems andwouldbeofassistance togovernments withregard tofurther stepstobetakeninthisarea. Noconsensus waspossible. The Commission accordingly decided toreferthequestion totheGeneral Assembly atitsfortieth session." -19-32.Thereportconcerning agendaitem9readsasfollows: ."Report bytheChairman "1.Atits92ndmeeting, theCommission decided thattwoplenary meetings shouldbedevcted toagendaitem9concerning thereviewandappraisal ofthe implementation oftheDeclaration ofthe1980sastheSecond Disarmament Decade andthat,thereafter, theChairman oftheCommission shouldundertake thetaskofelaborating areportontheiteminconsultation withhisfriends andotherinterested delegations. "2.Inconnection withagenda item9,theCommission hadbeforeitthe following documents: "(a)Replies submitted byGovernments totheSecretary-General pursuant toparagraph 4ofresolution 39/148 Qof17December 1984(A/CN.10/68 and Add.1-6)~ "(b)Working papersubmitted byIndiaandNigeria (A/CN/10/75). "3.Inaccordance withtheCommission's decision, adiscussion onagenda item9tookplaceatthe95thand96thplenary meetings. Theviews,proposals andsuggestions presented inthecourseofthatdiscussion arereflected in therecords ofthosemeetings (A/CN.IO/PV.95 andA/CN.10/PV.96). "4.Theagreement reached inconnection withthisagendaitemisreflected in thetextannexed tothisreport. ~/ "Notes "2.1SeeannexVII." * * * Notes 1/Official Records oftheGeneral Assembly, Thirty-ninth Session, Supplement No.42(A/39/42). l!Ibid.,Supplement No.27(A/39/27). -20-Recommendati AllSta tothepurpo itsprincipl internationa inparticula thesovereig against peop righttosel
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international relations, disarmament, and security measures, specifically focusing on naval arms races and confidence-building measures. It seems to be a report from a UN commission, which suggests that it may be related to international politics and diplomacy.

**Category**
International relations, Security and defense