Distr. GENERAL A/C.1/45/1 21 September 1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Forty-fifth session FIRST COMMITTEE ALLOCATION OF AGENDA ITEMS TO THE FIRST COMMITTEE Letter dated 21 September 1990 from the President of the General Assembly addressed to the Chairman of the First Committee I have the honour to transmit to you herewith the decisions taken by the General Assembly at the 3rd plenary meeting of the forty-fifth session pertaining to the allocation of items to the First Committee. May I also invite your attention to the recommendations on the organisation of the session, contained in section II of the report of the General Committee (A/45/250), which were approved by the General Assembly also at its 3rd plenary meeting. I earnestly request your co-operation in this regard. (Sianed) Guido de MARCO 90-23473 2004d (E) / . . . A/C.1/45/1 English Page 2 Annex ALLOCATION OF ITEMS TO THE FIRST COMMITTEE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia (item 50). 7. Conclusion of effective international arrangements on the strengthening of the security of non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons (item 51). 8. Prevention of an arms race in outer space (item 53). Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearisation of Africa (item 54). 9. 10. 11. 12. Chemical and bacteriological (biological) weapons (item 55). General and complete disarmament (item 56) Implementation of General Assembly resolution 441104 concerning the signature and ratification of Additional Protocol I of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco) (item 45). Cessation of all nuclear-test explosions (item 46). Amendment of the Treaty Banning Nuclear-Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water (item 47). Urgent need for a comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty (item 48). 
**Analysis**
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**Category**
International humanitarian aid and relief, Science and technology