been fornulated in lhe text of tbe relevant provisions of the draft declaration sofar adopted. rn the light of the aflove, the covernment does not deem it acceptab.reto include in article 4 a third paragraph erhich $rould limit the enjoynent of many fundamental ri.ghts and freedorns to aliens who are lawfullv resident onfv. 3" The Covernment of the Netherlands does not consider the proposed provision, referred to as "new drticle". necessary. ft does not belong in a declaration vrhich deals with the rigtts of individuals. 4. The Governnent of the Netherlands, furthermore, recalls that it proposed several years aqo (see A/C-3/3'l/8, para, 76) to include a safegua rd-c lau se guaranteeing to aliens certain rights \rhich are already appticatJle to then but nould not be mentioned in the declaration. Such a safeguard clause irould have as purpose to avoid a contrario reasoning which might lead - nithout the clause - to the interpretation that such rigbts l'ould not be applicable to aliens. 5. The Governnent Droposes to i.nclude the following text in the declaration.. "There shall be no restriction upon or derogation from any of the fundanental human rights recognized or existing in any State pursuant to la\,r, conventions.regulations or custon to which aliens are entitled, on the pretext that the present Declaration does not recognize such rights or that it recognizes them to a lesser extent. " SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC lor ig ina I r Arabic l [16 JulY 1985l The Government of the Syrian AraL, Repubtic holds the view that the human rights of non-Syrian individuals livi.ng in Syria are well respecled from the legal- standpoint and also in actual practice in accordance with the legislation inforce. Consequently, the conpetent Syrian authorities have no conments or views that they r.7isb to express concerning the proposed declaration that lbe United Natlons hopes will be adopted in this respect.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement discussing human rights, specifically the rights of aliens (non-citizens) living in a country. The language used is formal and legalistic, suggesting that the document is related to international law or a treaty. The content focuses on the protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms, which is a key aspect of human rights law.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights