arms-control task for coming years. In the view of my Government it is essential to ensure, step by step, that everything possible is done to prevent war by strengthening military stability between West and East in all spheres . Efforts must also be made to ensure the prevention of war by reducing arms and troops to the lowest possible levels. Those efforts take account of the realization that, in the nuclear age, reliable security can no longer be based solely on autonomous measures but must be supplemented by ·a serious endeavour to find a co-operative solution to security problems in line with the legitimate interests of all concerned. The likelihood that these efforts will achieve lasting success depends on the extent to which they can become part of a general improvement of relations between West and East and of broad co-operation in all spheres . All those concerned are called upon to help make progress possible. But efforts to bring about lasting stability between West and East at a lower level of forces do not merely serve the interests of those immediately concerned. My ~vernment also regards such efforts as a contribution to the world-wide prevention Of war. Since it views things this way, my Government actively supports the co~perative efforts made by non-European countries, along with West and East, to achieve greater global stability. A recent example of successful arms-control efforts on a world-wid e scale is the Third Review Conference of the Parties to the BG/13 A/C.l/40/PV.ll 53 (Mr. Lautenschlager, Federal Republic of Germany) Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear weapons (NPT). The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany welcomes the fact that, in their Final Document, the participants in the Review Conference described the Treaty as indispensable to peace and international co-operation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. We 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on international relations, arms control, and global stability, with no specific mention of economic development, natural resources, or any of the other categories. The language used is diplomatic and formal, suggesting a focus on international politics and security.

**Category**
International relations, Security