UNITED NATIONS A _______-__ c_____- ----.-___ General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/C.4/45/2 2 October 1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Forty-fifth session FOURTH COMMITTEE Agenda item 18 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING :F INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES QUESTlON OF NEW CALEDONIA Reauest for hearinq . . Letter dated 7 June 1990 from Mr. Peti Lafanama, Melanesian . udaritv (Melsol), addressed to the Chairman of the Fourth Committee* Papua New Guinea The Malanesian Solidarity Group (Melsol) based in Papua New Guinea .., hereby seeks permission to present a petition on the question of New Caledonia in the Fourth Committee . . . (Sianed) Peti LAPANAMA Secretary General/Melsol --“-- * Distributed in accordance with a decision taken by the Fourth Committee at its 2nd meeting, on 2 October 199C. 90-24641 1970b (E) 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to a political issue, specifically a request for permission to present a petition on the question of New Caledonia in the Fourth Committee of the United Nations. This suggests that the topic is more related to politics and international relations rather than a specific economic or social issue.

**Category**
Politics, International Relations