54, Inplenentation of paragraDh ? (c) of Assenblv resolution 39/230 rrill consistof preparatorv activities and missions to folrou up on lnterest expre.sed by donorsdurlng the technical consultative heetings alreadv held and to urge then toparticipate fully and acti.vely in the forthconinq technical consultative neet ingsin 1985. Those activitles are planned for the third and fourtb guarters of r-985. A/40 /7 35 Engl ish Paqe 14 VI I. REGTOT{AL AFRICAN SATEI,LITE COI.IUUNICATIONS SYSTEII.I A. Current sltuat ion 55. The Regionat African Satellite Connunicat ions Systen t as estabLiehed follording a decision of African Governnents to nerqe various projects that included a gatellite conmunication conponent. The Dreliminarv activities for the feaaittilitv study of this project ere in progress. On the basis of resolut lon ECA/UMACDA/Re3.83/26, adopted at the third rneet inq of Afrlcan |{inisters of Transport, Cormunicatlons and Planning, held in Cairo in uarch 1983. the Inter-Aqencv Co-ordinatlnq connittee (IACC) ' conPosed of oAU, ECA' ADB, the pan-African Teleconnun icat ions Union (PATU), the African National Television and Broadcstinq Union (URTNA), Ehe African Postal an.i Te leconmunicat ions Union (UAPT) ' ITIJ, UNESCO and AFCAC Drepare.l tile terns of reference for the feasibilitv studv. The terns of reference were suftsequentlv approved by a large naioritv of African countr ie s. 56. At its fifth neeting, h€ld at conakrv on lI and 12 Fetrruarv 1984, IACC elected OAU as chairnan, ECA as vice-chairnan, PATI' as technical secretarlat, ADB as financial adviser and ITU as lead agencv' in accordance rdith resolution ECA/UFaACDA/Re s.83/26. Furtherrnore, the Conmittee considered the question of resource rnohilization and created a sub-eonmittee composed of OAU ' ECA. PATU, UAPT and ITU to develop a strategy for the nottllization of funds' 57. In accordance uith the decision of the fourth neetinq of African Ministers of Transport' Cotnnunicat iona and Plannino' the extraordinarv Meetinq of Experts of
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a regional project aimed at establishing a satellite communication system in Africa, which is a significant development in the field of transport and communication. The text mentions various organizations and agencies involved in the project, including the African Union, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank, and the International Telecommunication Union. The tone of the text suggests that the project is still in the planning stages, with preparatory activities and missions planned for the third and fourth quarters of 1985.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Science and technology