of196;.Thismemberstatedthatitcontinued tosupport thedraftmandate proposed bytheGroupof2'1inGD/520/Rev.1. 37.l-ieI!lbers ofthegroupofSocialist Statescontimled toree;ard.theearliest elaboration ofatreatyonthecomplete andgeneral prohibition ofnuclcar-\'1eapon testsand,untiltheconclusion ofs~Ghatreaty, t~eproclaoation byall nu~lear-weapon Statesofamoratorium onallnuclear explosions, among'themost urgentandsignificant measures for"!;heprevention ofnuclear vTarandhalting thenuclear armsrace.Theyaccordingly advocated theestablishment ofan ad.f:.OCcOmr.J.ittee oftheConference to8arr'j" OU"!;practical negotiations ....,itha -14-shouldcontinue nnuclear explosions, hadasits andpowerof ~roughbilateralclea.x-testban .eGeneral AssemblY \msabasic owhichthe Members ofthe uretoachieve serious concern, proliferation of mountable .toanearly ntests. In'~heir ,eexisting ,dthata moresophisticated asservenon- conclusion to .cetotherelevant rGovernment f21continued to theagendain .corresponding 'asripefor ,osi'taries ofthe ,SpaceandUnder .shadspecial nsensus had landa;i;efor,the ftheConference Is ,eirfirm ndation contained ,adbeenadopted. posedadraft oftheagenda oftheTreaty andUndertlater, .raft manda~e .rd.theearliest ofnuclear-weapon ionbyall ,among·themost arandhalting hmentofan iations ",itha~a[$• vie\'rtoelaborating atreaty, theobjective ofwhichshouldbegeneral andcomplete cessation ofthetesting ofnuclear weapons byallStatesinallenvironments foralltime.Thesedelegations further notedthatthemandatesproposed inCD/520andCD/522hadattracted support fromdelegations notbelonging tothegroupsproposing thenegotiating mandates. Theysharedthevieuexpressed intheDelhiDeclaration thatacomprehensive testbantreatywasoneofthetwospecific stepswhichrequired todayspecial attention. Theyalsoreaffirmed theirreadiness tosupport thedraftmandate proposed bytheGroupof21.Indocument CD/629, twomembers ofthegroupofSocialist Statesproposed themainsubjects fornegutiations inan adhoccommittee onitem1.Thedelegations ofthisgroupnotecthatthemainsubjects fornegotiationscontained indocument CD/629, aswellasthisgroup's position onseismicdataexchange asanintegral partofanuclea:r-test bantreaty, hadbeensupported byarangeofdelegations intheConference. 38.Inthevie\"ofonenuclear-\'reapon Dtate,memberofthatgroup,theconclusion ofatreatyonthecomplete andgeneral prohibition ofnuclear­weapontestswouldsubs,tantially limitthepossibility ofmodernizing nuclearams,wouldbeconducive toreducing nuclear arsenals, wouldconliribute tothestrengthening ofthenuclear non-proliferation regimeand\o1Quldthusbecomeamajorcontribution toconsolidating strategic stability andpeaceonEarth.Intheinterests ofcrea~ine favourable conditions forconcluding suchatreaty,itannounced itsGovernment's decision tostop"J.nilaterally anyn\4clear explosions from6August1985until1January 1986.Itfurther statedthatthemoratorium liouldremainineffec'taslongastheothermajornuclear­weaponState,onitspart,refrained fromconducting nuclear explosions, andexpressed itshopethatthatStatewou.ldgiveapositive response tothisinitiative andstopitsnuclear explosions. Italsonoted,inconnection withaninvitation tosenditsexpertstothetestsiteofanother nuclear-\"eaponState,thatnuclear explosions oughttobestopped, instead ofinvitationsbeingr..ad.ctoobserve howthey\'rereconducted. Thisposition \-rassupported byothermembers ofthatgroup. 39.Nanydelegations notbelonging toanyalliance welcomed. thedecision ofonemajornuclear-weapon Statetodeclare amoratorium onallnuclear explosionsasfrom6AU~lst1985.Theystatedthatthisdecision reflected faithfullywhattheGeneral Assembly hadspecifically requested infivesuccessive.resolutions approved annually since1980.Theyexpressed theirbeliefthatiftheothe~majornudear-\,leapon Stateweretoadoptasimilar decision it"lOuldconstitute averyusefulstepwhichmightculminate intheattainment oftheobjective pursued forsuchalongtime:thetotalcessation ofnuclear-\'reapon'tests. 40.Agroupof'''estern countries, inclUding twonuclear-\·reapon States,reaffirmed theircommitment andthegreatimportance theyattached toabanonallnucleartestsbyallStatesina11environments foralltime.Theycontinued tofavourthere-establishment ofasubsidiary bodyonitem1oftheGonference's agenda, underthemandate contained inCD/52l, drawnuppursuanttoparagraph 120oftheFinalDocument, whichwouldenabletheConference toresumeitssubstantive examination ofspecific issuesrelating tosuchaban, including theissueofscopeas\-re11asthoseofverification andcompliance,withaviewtone@)tiating atreatyonthesubject. Theyalsocontinued tostressthattheproposed mandate wouldenabletheConference toundertake -15-practical workonanucleartestbantowhichthey''lorcreadytocontribute in themostserious manner. Theyandonenon-member S~a'~efurther proposed a draftprogramme of\rorkfora.nadhoccommittee onagendaitem1(cn/62l) which indicated thepractical workwhichwouldbeunder~aken ontheoubjec~s of scope,vel'ification andcompliance pursuant tothemandateinCD/52l. Theyalso
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