-CD/CW/WP.117, dated16July1985,sUbmitted byChina,entitled 'Explanations onDocument CD/605(CD/CW/WP.114)' -CD/CW/WP.118, dated22July1985,submitted byPakistan, entitled 'Prohibition ontheUseofHerbicides' -CD/CW/WP.119, dated23July1985,submitted bytheGermanDemocratic Republic, entitled 'National Verification Measures toImplement the Convention ontheProhibition ofChemical Weapons'(also issuedasCD/620) -CD/CW/WP.120, da~ed31July1985,submitted byPoland,entitled 'Criteria forarequest foron-siteverification andfortheexplanation ofarefusal oftherequest (tobeconsidered aspartofArticle IX)' -CD/CW/WP.12l, dated31July1985,submitted byAustralia, entitled 'Verification ofNon-Production -Development ofCriteria forMonitoring Non-Diversion' -CD/CW/WP.122, dated2August1985,submitted bytheChairman ofWorking GroupC,entitled ':Article VIII:Consultative Committee" -CD/CW/WP.123, dated5August1985,entitled ',ReportoftheChairman of the,Open-ended Consultations oftheAdHocCommittee onChemical Weapons' -CD/CW/WP.123/Corr.l, dated12August1985,entitled 'ReportoftheChairman oftheOpen-ended Consultations oftheAdHocCommittee onChemical Weap-ons' -CD/CW/WP .124,dated7August1985,entitled 'ReportofWorking GroupB' -CD/CW/WP.125, dated7August1985,entitled 'ReportofWorking GroupA' -CD/CW/WP.126, dated9August1985,entitled 'ReportofWorking GroupC' -CD/CW/WP.127, dated12August1985,entitled 'DraftReportofthe AdHocCommittee onChemical' WeaponstotheConference onDisarmament' 11Ill.SUBSTANTIVE WORK DUR~NG THE1985SESSION 118.Inaccordance withit,smandate, theAdHocCommitteecontinued the negotiatlonand further elaboration oftheConvention, utilizing AnnexI andAnnex11ofCD/539aswellasotherexisting andnewp~oposals presented bydelegations. Tothiseffect,itretained thebasicstructure thatwas established,by theCommittee in1984,andaccepted theChairman's proposal to -37-'ea• ~O} ns• irman ted 1to" I I setupthreeWorking Groupswhichdealtwithspecific aspects ofthe Convention asfollows: "(a)Working GroupA:Scope,Definitions, Non-Production, Permitted Activities (Chairman: Mr.PetarPoptchev, Bulgaria) "(b)Working GroupB:Elimination ofstocksandproduction facilities (Chairman: Mrs.Elisabet Bonnier, Sweden) "Cc}Working GroupC:Compliance (Chairman: Mr.FrankElbe,Federal Republic ofGermany) Inaddition, theprohibition ofuseofchemical weapons andtheproblem of herbicides wereconsidered atOpen-ended Consultations oftheAdHocCommittee undertheChairmanship ofMr.Noegroho Wisnoemoerti (Indonesia). "9.Inaccordance withtheoutline fortheorganization ofworkduringthe 1985session (CD!CW/WP.98) andonthebasisoftheresults achieved inthe Working Groups,attheOpen-ended Consultations aswellasinsomecaseson proposals putforward bytheChairman, preliminary formulations ofprovisions ofthefutureConvention wereassembled inAppendix I,following the preliminary structure oftheConvention. "Thereports oftheWorking GroupsandoftheChairman oftheOpen-ended Consultations constitute Appendix II. "IV.CONCLUSIONS ANDRECOMMENDATIONS "10.Appendix Ireflects thepresent stageofnegotiations onaChemical Weapons Convention; however thedrafttextscontained therein donotbind delegations whoretaintherighttoreverttothesetexts. "11.TheAdHocCommittee recommends totheConference onDisarmament: "(a)thatAppendix Ibeusedasabasisforfurther negotiation and drafting oftheConvention; "(b)thatthereports oftheWorking Groups ar.,"!oftheChairman ofthe Open-ended Consultations ascontained inAppendix II,including theproposed draftformulations, together withotherrelevant ·existing andfuture documents oftheConference beequallyutilized inthefurther elaboration oftheConvention; . "(c)thattheAdHoCCommittee resumeitsworkundertheChairmanship ofAmbassador Stanislaw Turbanski (Poland) andunderitspresent mandate, forasession oflimited duration duringtheperiod13-31January 1986;that theworkcoverissuesunderArticles IV,VI,including therelevant partsof ArticleII,andArticle IX;furthermore thatinformal consultations be undertaken ontheseissuesbytheChairman inthemeantime ;npreparation fortheresumed session andthattheCommittee present totheConference on Disarmament areportonitsworkduringthatperiod; "(d)thattheAdHocCommittee bere-established beforetheendofthe secondweekofthe1986session withits1985mandate, andthat Ambassador R.I.T~'Cromartie (United Kingdom) beappointed asitsChairman. -38-ofthe :m,Permitted
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the negotiations and development of a Chemical Weapons Convention, which suggests a focus on international relations and disarmament. The text also mentions the work of various working groups and open-ended consultations, which implies a focus on international cooperation and diplomacy.

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