inaccordance ~ithitsrulesofprocedure, fortheduration ofits 1985session, theAdHocCommittee tocontinue thefullandcomplete processofnegotiations, developing andworking outtheconvention, exceptforitsfinaldrafting, takingintoaccountallexisting proposals anddraftsaswellasfutureinitiatives withaviewto givingtheConference apossibility toachieve anagreement assoon aspossible. Thisagreement, ifpo~sible, oraReportontheprogress ofthenegotiations, shouldberecorded inthereportwhichthis AdHocCommittee willsubmittotheConference attheendofthe secondpartofits1985session. ' -33-"11.ORGANIZATION OFWORKANDDOCUMENTATION "2.Inaccordance withthedecision mentioned above(CD/55l),Ambassador Stanislaw Turbanski ofPolandwasappointed Chairman oftheAdHocCommittee. Mr.Abdelkader Bensmail, SeniorPoliticalAffairsOfficer, Department forDisarmament Affairs, continued toserveasSecretary oftheCommittee. "3.TheA.dHocCommittee held12meetings from27Februal"Y to19Augusl4l985.TheAdHocCommittee benefited fromtheinclusionindelegations ofnational experts. Inaddition, theChairman heldanumberofinformal consultations withdelegations. '~.Atits3l0thplenary meeting on23April1985oftheConferenceonDisarmament, theChairman oftheAdHocCommittee reported ontheprogress ofitswork. "5.Attheirrequest, theConference onDisarmament decidedtoinvitetherepresentatives ofthefollowing StatesnotmembersoftheConferencetoparticipate intheworkoftheAdHocCommittee: Austria, Burundi,Denmark, Finland, Greece, NewZealand, Norway,Portugal, Senegal, Spain,Switzerland, Turkey, UnitedRepublic ofCameroon. "6.Duringthe1985session, thefollowing official documents dealingwithchemical weapons werepresented totheConference onDisarmament: CD/54l, dated9October 1984, ~ubmitted byAustralia, entitled'Verification ofNon-Production ofChemical Weapons' (alsoissuedasCD/cw/wp.87> CD/546, dated1February 1985,entitled 'ReportoftheAdHocCommittee onChemical Weaponson·itsworkduringtheperiod14January-l February 1985'(alsoissuedasCD/CW/WP.97) CD/55l, dated8February 1985,entitled .'Decision onthere-establishment oftheAdHocCommittee ~nChemical Weapons' CD/575, dated6March1985,submitted bytheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritain andNorthern Ireland, entitled 'Verification ofNon-Production ofChemical Weapons: Proposals. forInspectionProcedures andDataExchange' (alsoissuedasCD/CW/WP.1OO) CD/585,dated2April1985,submitted bySpain,entitled 'Letterdated25March1985frQmthePermanent Representative ofSpainaddressed tothePresident oftheConference onDisarmamenttransmitting adocument entitled "Verification ofNon-Production ofChemical Weapons" , CD/589, dated11April1985,submitted bytheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritain andNorthern Ireland, entitled 'Chemical WeaponsConvention: TheOrgansandConstitution oftheOrganization' CD/598,dated20June1985,submitted byNorway,entitled 'Letterdated19June1985addressed tothePresident oftheConference onDisarmament fromthePermanent Representative ofNorwaytransmittingaResearch Reportentitled "Verification ofaChemical WeaponsConvention. Sampling andAnalysis ofChemical Warfare'AgentsunderWinterConditions. PartIV", -3"-I ,"!, "'1 ,'j ,"c....=1~e ~ence l, ~in, IS ,.,._CD/600, dated20June1985,submitted byNorway,entitled 'Verification ofaChemical Weapons Convention. Sampling andAnalysis ofChemical Warfare AgentsunderWinterConditions' -CD/60l, dated20June1985,submitted byNorway,entitled 'Verification ofAlleged UseofChemical Warfare AgentsunderWinterConditions' -CD/605, dated4July1985,submitted byChina,entitled 'Destruction of Chemical Weapons' (alsoissuedasCD/CW/WP.114) -CD/6l3, dated10July1985,submitted byYugoslavia, entitled 'Permitted Activities: Verification Measures' (alsoissuedasCD/CW/WP.115) -CD/6l4, dated12July1985,submitted byFinland, entitled 'Letterdated 12July1985addressed tothePresident oftheConference onDisarmament fromtheCharged'Affaires a.i.ofthePermanent MissionofFinland, transmitting adocument entitled "·AirMonitoring asaMeansfor Verification ofChemical Disarmament; C.2.Development andEvaluation ofBasicTechniques, PartI", -CD/6l5, dated15July1985,submitted bytheUnionofSoviet Socialist Republics, entitled 'Letter dated15July1985addressed to thePresident oftheConference onDisarmament fromtheRepresentative oftheUnionofSovietSocialist Republics transmitting thetextof theTassstatement published on11July1985' -CD/6l1, dated22July,submitted bytheIslamic Republic ofIran,entitled 'Letter dated19Julyaddressed tothePresident oftheConference on Disarmament fromtheCharged'Affaires a.i.ofthePermanent Missionof theIslamic Republic ofIrantransmitting the"Report oftheSpecialists appointed bythe.Secretary-General to.Investigate Allegations bythe
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the work of an AdHocCommittee to negotiate a convention on chemical weapons, with a focus on verification procedures and documentation. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a specialized field of expertise. The topics discussed, such as verification of non-production of chemical weapons, inspection procedures, and destruction of chemical weapons, are all related to disarmament and arms control. Therefore, it is likely that the category is related to international relations, security, or disarmament.

**Category**
Disarmament