paragraphs of Chapter VII left inviolate if the Council adopts the draft resolution now before it. Reference is nude to using forces, but it is not known who the immbers of those forces are; we know it if we read the newBpapersr but no OIW can know it from a readinq of the draft resolution the Council is about to adopt. We do not know when the Council determined that certain countries would form part of those forces. Mr do we know who commands them, although all of us &mre or less suspect that it is a high ranking officer of the United States forces, identified every day as the chief of operations in the region. S/PV.2938 16 (Mr. Alarcon de Quesada, Cubai Sut that commander has not been appointed by this Counci.l., and accordfw t3 Chapter VII the Council shculd desiqnate the oEficac to command the forces it dectdes ta f%QDtOv. AccordiRq to operative Daraqrarh I, these forces will be opetatinq in the area but their purpose will be to halt all inward and outward shippinq. It does not say from wherei I assume it means the reqion. Rut it is so ill-defined that the zone could extend all round the world. Nor does it Indicate aqainst whom these forces would ooerate, imDlVifUl that the purpose would be to halt all - I emphasize 'all" - mar itime 5hiDDin4, whether inward or outward. The text fails to stipulate to whom such forces would be responsible. It is clear they would be responsible to their immediate military commanders, but the Council is nQ,rl ta4 inq on an adiquous tesponsibflitv because the same operative paraqraph states .under the authority of the Security Council.. If the Security Council is really actinq responsibly and seriousLyI and those 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a draft resolution related to international security and military action, with references to the use of forces, commanders, and responsibilities. The language used suggests that the resolution is related to a specific geographic area, and the purpose of the forces is to halt maritime shipping. Given the focus on military action and international relations, it is likely that the text is related to international security and military cooperation.

**Category**
International relations, Transport and communication