the provisions of the Convention in respect of the said Country". (15) Declaration: " ••• the provisions of the Convention shall not apply in regard to Southern Rhodesia unless and until the Government of the United Kingdom informs the International Civil Aviation Organization that they are in a position to ensure that the obligations imposed by the Convention in respect of that territory can be fully implemented". Note: On 1 December 1982, a Declaration dated 12 November 1982 was deposited with the International Civil Aviation Organization stating that the provisions of the Convention shall extend to Anguilla. Accordingly, the Convention takes effect for Anguilla on 1 December 1982. I ... A/40/445 English Page 48 2. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation, signed at Montreal on 23 September 1971 (entered into force on 26 January 1973) States Argentina Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Bolivia Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burundi Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Chad Chile Date of signature 23 September 1971 12 October 1972 13 November 1972 23 September 1971 23 September 1971 12 October 1972 23 September 1971 23 September 1971 6 March 1972 23 September 1971 23 September 1971 23 September 1971 Date of deposit of Instrument of Ratification or Accession 26 November 1973 12 July 1973 11 February 1974 27 December 1984 20 February 1984(1) 28 June 1978 6 August 1976 13 August 1976 18 July 1979 28 December 1978 24 July 1972(1) 28 March 1973(1) 31 January 1973(1) 11 July 1973(2) 19 June 1972 20 October 1977 12 July 1972 28 February 1974 China Colombia 10 September 1980(1) (3) 4 December 19 7 4 Congo Costa Rica Cyprus Czechoslovakia Democratic People's Republic of Korea Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia German Democratic Republic 23 23 28 23 17 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a list of signatories to a international convention, specifically the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation. The convention is related to international aviation and transportation, and the signatories are countries that have ratified or acceded to the convention. Given the focus on international aviation and transportation, it is likely that this text is related to the transport and communication category.

**Category**
Transport and communication