of officials of the United Nations, the Committee had just learned that a large number of the detainees had been released. His delegation welcomed that happy outcome and thought that other countries should be guided by that pre~edent. ; ... A/C.5/38/SR.48 English Page 11 45. Mr. ELIASHIV (Israel), speaking in exercise of the right of reply, said that the representative of the Soviet Union was the only one to be unaware that tensions in Lebanon had died down and that all the detained officials had been released. He let slip no opportunity to revile Israel. The delegation of Israel saw no point in replying to him, since the Soviet Union held pride of place in the matter of detention of dissidents, a record known and denounced throughout the world. 46. Mr. KUDRYAVTSEV (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), speaking in exercise of the right of reply, recalled that the report of the Secretary-General before the Committee (A/C.S/38/18) was devoted to the mass arrest by the Israeli authorities of officials of an international agency, UNRWA, in the Lebanese territories occupied by the Israeli army. The fact was that the Israeli authorities had kept an unprecedented number of international officials in a concentration camp for a long period. The representatives of the Secretary-General had not been permitted to communicate with the detainees, in flagrant violation of General Assembly resolution 37/236 B. The Secretary-General noted in his report that the decision of the Israeli Government was contrary to international law, whereby the Organization was entitled to protect its officials in the exercise of their duties. 47. Eight of the UNRWA officials arrested were still in detention. As far as those who had been released were concerned, his delegation hoped that the Israeli Government did not expect the international community to be grateful to it for letting them go. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a transcript of a meeting or discussion between representatives of countries at the United Nations, specifically addressing the detention of officials of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Lebanese territories occupied by the Israeli army. The discussion revolves around the release of some detainees and the ongoing detention of others, with allegations of human rights violations and international law breaches.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations