ordertoexaminethismatter. "IV.Conclusion "'56.TheAdHocCommittee hadawide-ranging discussion thatcontributed to clarifying thecomplexity ofanumberofpJi'oblems andtoabetterunderstanding ofpositions. Theimportance andurgency ofpreventing anarmsracein outerspacewasrecognized bytheCommittee and,consequently, allefforts shouldbemadetoassurethat sub~tantive workontheagendaitementitled 'Prevention ofanArmsRaceinOuterSpace'willcontinue atthenextsession oftheConference." F.Effective International Arranp;ements toAssureNon-nuclear-weapon StatesAgainst theUseorThreatofUseofNuclear Weapons 100.Theitemontheagendaentitled '~ffec~ive international arrangements to assurenon-nuclear-weapon Statesagainst theuseorthreatofuseofnuclear weapons" wasconsidered bytheConference, inaccordance withitsprogramme of workduringtheperiods 8-12Apriland29Ju~-2August1985. -125-[0 ~ j101.Atits ~:;4thplenary meeting on29August1985,theConference adopted the ReportoftheAdHocCommittee re-established bytheConference undertheagenda itematits~26thplenary meeting (seeparagraph l~above)ft ThatReport(CD/640), isanintegral partofthisReportandreadsasfollows: "I.Introduction "1.Atits~26thplenary meeting on1August1985,theConference on Disarmament decided tore-establiSh forthere~inder ofits1985session, anad.hoccommittee tocontinue tonegotiate withaviewtoreaching ~eemant oneffective international arrangements toassurenon-nuclear-weapon states asainst theuseorthreatofuseofnuc10ar weapons. TheConference further decidedthattheadhoccommittee wouldreporttotheConference onthe progress ofitsworkbeforetheconclusion ofthe1985session (document CD/628). "II.Organization ofworkanddocuments "2.Alsoatits~26thplenar.r meeting, theConference onDisarmament appointed Ambassador MansurAhmad(Pakistan) asChairman ofthe.AdHoo CollllDittee. Mr.M.Cassaniira, UnitedNations Department forDisarmmsnt Affairs, servedasSecretar,r totheAdHocCommittee. "3.TheAdHocCommittee held3meetings between 12and22A'UlUSt1985. "4.Attheirrequest, theConference onDisarmament decided toinvitethe representatives ofthefollowing StatesnotmembersoftheConference to participate inthemeetingsottheAdHocCommittee duringthe1985sessions Austria, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Finland, Greece, NorwBiY' Senegal andSpain. "5.TheCommittee hadbeforeitthedocuments ofprevious sessions related totheitem.]/ "III.·Substantive work ~. \ ./..."6.Owingtothetimeconstraint imposed bythelateestablishment ofthe AdHocCommi.ttee,theChairman heldinformal consultationswithdelegations with aviewtodetermining themost efficacio~ mannertoaddress theitemduring theremaining partofthesession. As.aresultofhisinformal consultations, theChairman concluded thatthepositions espoused bythenuclear-weapon States duringprevious yearshadnotchanged. However, anoverwhelming numberof delegations, including thoseofthenuclear-~apon States, stressed the importance oftheagendaitemandtheirreadiness toengageinasubstantive dialogue ontheissue. Thosedelegations believed thatnuclear disarmament andthecomplete elimination ofnuclear weapons wasth,emosteffective guarantee against the-useorthreatofuseofnuclear weapons. Theybelieved "yThelistofdocuments ofprevious sessions uptoandincluding the1982 sessioniscontained inthereportoftheAdHocWorki.ng GrouponEffective International Arrangements toAssureNon-Nuclear-Weapon Statesagainst theUse orThreatofUseofNuclear Weapons totheCommittee on·Disarmament, inviewof thesecondspecial session oftheGeneral Assembly devoted todisarmament (CD/285). The1istofdocuments submitted tothe1983sessionisconta.ined in thereportoftheAdHocWorking GrouptotheCommittee onDisarmament (r::n/417)., Thelistofdocuments submitted tothe1984sessionisconta.ined inthereport oftheAdHocCo~~ttee totheConference onDisarrnamer.t (CD/536 andCorr.l). -126-1 rn, eement tee rther CD/628). lihe Lon. 1. l.ted ;he Inswith ~ing ~tions, States If :ive lent ,ieved 982 ve eUse iew01' nedin n/417). eport .1)•thatuntilnuclear disarmament wasac.1lieved onauniversal basis,itwas imperative fortheinternational communit.r todevelop effective measures to assurethesecurit-j01'non-nuclear-weapon Statesagainst theuseofthreatof useofnuclear weapons froma:rryquarter. Thosedelegations reaffirmed the
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from a United Nations conference on disarmament, discussing the prevention of an arms race in outer space and the development of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon states against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a focus on international relations and diplomacy.

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