THE SITCATIO, IN THE MIDDLE EAST" Decisions On 10 J anuarv 1975, the President of the Securil v Council issued a' note" in which he recalled that th~ Secretarv-General had informed the Council in Novem­ ber 197'.+ of the intention of the Government of Peru tn withdraw its contingl'nt from the United Nations D:s­ engagcment Observer -Force ( L:',;DOF) in the first half of 1975. The President added that on 18 December l 974, the Secretary-G-.'.neral had :isked him to bring to the attcntiun of the members of the Council the Secre­ tary-General\ intcnti,rn at the request of the Gov­ ernment pf Peru to rdease BrigaJi-cr-General Gonzalo Brice110 Zevallos from his assig~1ment as Interim Com­ mander of L1:'~DOF as of 15 D~cember 1974. The Pres­ ident st:.ited tlwt in a letter dated 8 January I 975 he had informed the Secrd:iry-General as follows: "After consultations with the illL'mbers of the Council, I am able to inform you that the Council took note of the intention of the Government of Peru and expressed its gratitude to the Government of P.::ru for the manner in which the Peruvian contin­ gent carried out the important duties assigned to it. ''The members of the Council await communica­ tion from you concerning which country of Latin America would be able to provide a contingent for U:'JDOF to replace the Peruvian contingent in order to continue their consultations on this matter. "The Chinese delegation dissociates itself from this matter.·• The President stated further that in a <,ccond letter dated 8 J:muary he held informed the Sccr,..-tary-General as follows: "After consuitations with the members of the Council, I am able to inform you that the C0uncil has taken note of your agreement to release General Briceno and hi1S no objection to h:iving Colonel 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic document discussing the withdrawal of a military contingent from a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Middle East. The language used is formal and official, and the content is focused on international relations and politics. There is no mention of economic, environmental, or social issues, which suggests that this text is not related to economic development, natural resources, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture.

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