assistance. The"Nairobi Convention" provided alegalbasIsforsuch assistance between Parties. Anumberofcatalogues ofplacesofconcealment, technical aidsandonmethods ofcontrolling smuggling bycontainers hadbeen produced; jointstudies wereundertaken withtheUnitedNations and Interpol. Alltheseactivities wouldbecontinued andstrengthened at inter-regional level. 62.Anobserver fromtheUnitedSlalesofAmerica Customs Service, taking account oftheincreased frequency ofdrugsmuggling byairandsea,outlined newmeasures whichhadbeenadopted asonepartofhisGovernment's strategy tocounter thedrugtraffic. Written agreements orunwritten understandings werenowsoughtbetween theGovernment andcarriers basedontheidentified needto:control accesstoplanesandvessels; searchthembefore departure; sealvulnerable compartments; searchgroundandservice personnel beforetheyreached theaircraft orvessel; screenemployees for security orotherrisks; improve cargosecurity. Thesemeasures were gradually takingeffectandinitial problems werebeingovercome. Itwas necessary toinvolve Airport andPortAuthorities aswellascarriers. The presenttargetareawasSouthAmerica inrespect ofcocaine andcannabis but itwashoped,withtheco-operation ofotherstates, toapplythesame sUccessful countermeasures inotherareasandinrespect ofotherdrugs.I_.- ~ :l~'j­,­'j~1­,­,- t,E/CN.7/l985/9 page16 63.Theobserver fromtheInternational civilAviation O~ganization (ICAO) outlined theprovisions ofthetwoannexes totheConvention onInternational CivilAviation whichwereofmostrelevance toactionagainst drugtraffic. Annex9dealtwithFacilitation andAnnex17,whichwassupported bya manual dealtwithAviation Security, security beingdefined asprevention of , .unlawful interference, sabotage, orterrorism. ICAOcertainly w1shed to support workagainst drugsmuggling totheextentpossible withinits mandate. Asearchchecklist, forinstance, whichhadbeenproduced tocover possible hidingplacesforbombsandweapons inaircraft, mightbevery usefulforcountering drugsmuggling. However, asfarastheConvention on International civilAviation wasconcerned, aconstant balance mustbe maintained between theneedforessential control andtheneedtoavoid disruption oftheairtraffic flowatairports. 64.Passenger manifests wereveryusefulinchecking drugtrafficters, couriers andsmugglers. Itwasnotedthatsomeairlines werereluctant to provide thesemanifests. TheConvention onInternational CivilAviation did notrequire themtodosobutanyofthe152statesParties totheConvention couldnotifyleAOandrequire theregular production ofsuchmanifests within itsterritory. 65.Therepresentative ofIndiareported onhisattendance asobserver from HONLRAattheseventeenth andeighteenth sessions oftheSub-Commission. He hadrelayed theconcern ofHONLEAatcontinuing transit andothertraffic in opium,heroinandcannabis resinfrompartsoftheSub-Commission intoparts oftheHONLEAarea.Hehadstressed theneedtodismantle sources ofsupply ofthesedrugs. 66.Inthiscontext, themeeting tookaccount ofthefactthatrecent General Assembly resolutions foresaw anInter-regional Heeting ofOperational HeadsofNational DrugLawEnforcement Agencies in1986anddecided notto pursueaproposal madeattheFirstJointHeeting between HONLEAandthe Sub-Commission inNewDelhiinNovember 1983tohaveasecondjointmeeting in1985.Themeeting alsodecided ·thatHONLEAmeetings continued toserve thepurposes forwhichHONLEAwasoriginally established. However, caremust betakentoensurethatmembership didnotbecomeunwieldy anditwasagreed toconcentrate moreheavily infutureonspecific operational itemsinthe HONLEAagenda. (f)Consideration ofspecific countermeasures: controlled delivery 67.Alargenumberofparticipants addressed thisitemoftheagenda. The CCChadcarried outastudyin1982whichindicated thatseveral members of CCChadachieved considerable success byuseofcontrolled delivery. Itwas thesUbject ofspecial concern tothenewly-established CCCEnforcement Committee andaninternational seminar wIthUnitedNations support was planned for1985.TheDivision wascontinuing loworkonthissubject and hadpublished material intheBulletin onNarcotics aswellasspecial documents fortheCommission. -E/CN.7/l98519 page17
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international cooperation and countermeasures to combat drug trafficking, which is a significant issue in the realm of international law and security. The text mentions specific agreements, conventions, and organizations involved in combating drug trafficking, such as the Nairobi Convention, Interpol, and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). This suggests that the category should be related to international cooperation and security.

**Category**
International trade, Transport and communication