Antarctica. we would devote to that agenda item the period from 25 to 29 November -excluding 28 November, which is an official United Nations holiday - a total of eight meetings for the general debate, consideration of and action on the draft resolution or resolutions under that agenda item. The deadline for submission of draft resolutions under that agenda item would be 26 November at 6 p.m. Finally, during th~ week of the First Committee's work from 2 to 6 December, we will deal with the other international security agenda items, namely, item 71 entitled "Strengthening of security and co-operation in the Mediterranean region"; item 72 entitled "Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security"; and item 73 entitled "Implementation of JVM/6 A/C.l/40/PV.2 19-20 (The Chairman) the collective security provisions of the Charter of the united Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security". A total of 10 meetings would thus be available for the general debate, and for consideration of and action on the draft resolutions under those agenda items and I believe, as past experience has demonstrated, that this should again provide adequate time for consultations among delegations before action is taken by the Committee on those items. The deadline for submission of draft resolutions under international security items would be 4 December at 6 p.m. BG/7 A/C.l/40/PV.2 21 (The Chairman) Thus we would dispose of all the agenda items allocated to the First Committee within the available time. If I may be permitted to make a final remark with respect to the proposed programme of work and timetable, it is to underline that the requisite degree of flexibility should be maintained in our use of the time and resources available to 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the agenda items and timetable for the First Committee of the United Nations, which is responsible for addressing issues related to disarmament and international security. The topics mentioned, such as strengthening security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region, review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security, and implementation of collective security provisions, suggest that the category would be related to international security and disarmament.

**Category**
International security