2. As we all know, under rule 59 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Secmity Coulncil, unless the Security Council decides otherwise, an application for membership in the United Natiions shall be referred by the President of the Security Council to the Committee on the Admission of New Members. 3. Consultations between members ,of the Secutity Council have resulted in an understanding that in the present case both applications for admission to mem- bership in the United Natilonis should be trans8mi$ted to the Committee on jthe Admission of New Members without beilng discussed at today’s ,meeting of the Counoil. Accordingly, if there are no other suggestions or proposals, I should like to #request *that the Seourity Council Committee on the Admission of New Members should meet immediately after today’s Counoil meeting in ofrder to examine each of these applicationIs separately and thereafter report to the Council its conclusions m the two applicaticms and its proposals for a final de- cision on this matter by the Council. 4. If no member of the Security Council wishes to speak at this stage of the discussion of ithe item before us, I shd1 asfssume that these observation.s and proposals have been agreed to and adopted by the Council. It was so decided. 5. In con&sion, I should llike to remark that by its present a&ion the Security Council is {today under- taking the considaation of a question which is of especially great importance both for the situation on the European continent and for the international situa- tion as a whole, and also for the activities of the United Nations. In accordance with the understa#nding reached during the consultations between #the members of the Security Council, they will have an opportunity to state their v!ews on ‘this itern at ‘our *next meeting, when the &um.%l will di.senss the substance of the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a discussion about the Security Council's procedures for admitting new members to the United Nations. It does not mention specific economic, environmental, or social issues, but rather focuses on the council's process and decision-making. The text also mentions the importance of the issue for the European continent and the international situation as a whole, suggesting that it may be related to international relations or diplomacy.

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