gling Beirut, France believes it to be its duty to appeal once again to the Council. 13. On 2 July, the representative of Egypt and 1 sub mitted to our colleagues in the Council, through yr3U0 Mr. President, a working document designed to Noel both the immediate concerns arising out of the proion- g&ion and worsening of the siege of Beirut and the need, above and beyond those concerns, to deal with the substance of the problem: Beirut, Lebanon and the Middle East will know no peace so lot% ibs the principles from which any solution to the prexcnt crisis must be derived are not set forth and :lgrced upon. 14. Today, the continuation of tragic confrotW tion and of a situation which, if it continues, may well lead to an impasse, has led us to take one further ~tCp. France, determined to bring about the subst;Lnti\‘e debate the present crisis demands and in full itgrce- ment with Egypt, wishes to submit offici,ally to the Council the draft resolution contained in documr:nt S/l53 17. I must point out in this respect that the French text before you contains a mistake in section A, pam- graph 6. It should read “to ensure” rather than “TV assume”. 15. It will be noted that the text is the same ilS thd issued earlier as an unofficial working documellt. in fact, we consider that the impetus behind the French- Egyptian approach on 2 July remains fully valid and that it can therefore help to direct the Council’s thinking along positives lines. 16. I should draw attention to the fact that the ot’gan- ization of the draft resolution that has been submitted is based on the relationship to be established betwccn the disengagement of forces that now confront cash other in and around Beirut and the establishment of 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a diplomatic document discussing a crisis situation in Beirut, Lebanon, and the Middle East. It seems to be related to international relations, politics, and conflict resolution, which are all indicators of a category that focuses on international affairs.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations