Drawing an analogy with the successful negotiating process under way in Vienna in the European regional context, we ventured to suggest the possibility of jointly shaping a regime which we christened the "Helsinki/Stockholm" of outer space, in an allusion to the capitals that have lent their names to two documents on confidence-building measures that in a sense constitute a model of transparency which we believe to be possible at the multilateral level. Since that statement, the summit meeting in Washington last month and the meetings of the Warsaw Pact and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization have confirmed us in our belief that the path of transparency and mutual confidence can and should be utilized to its fullest possible extent. In the case of outer space, this can take a number of forms. The Ad hoc Committee which is carrying out its work under the efficient and dedicated chairmanship of Canada has before it a series of specific proposals aimed at the same objective. All, in addition to their intrinsic merits, share the same approach to the agenda item, whether the proposal is to establish a code of conduct for space activities or a trajectography centre or to strengthen certain existing instruments in the present legal regime. In that connection, my delegation wishes now to refer in some detail to a proposal which it has put forward in the Ad hoc Committee and which in fact conforms to a tradition of proposals that focused on the same point, namely the possibility of strengthening the regime established by the 1975 Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space. In this connection, we shall be circulating document CD/1015, which will also be circulated as a working paper of the Ad hoc Committee. As we all know, the Registration Convention arose from the need to give 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international relations and diplomacy, specifically in the context of outer space and the development of a regime for its exploration and use. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting that the topic is complex and requires careful consideration. The text also mentions international agreements and conventions, which further supports the idea that it is related to international relations.

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