rates), Mr. Foum (United Republic of Tanzania), Mr. Le Kim ‘Chtmg (Viet Nam), Mr. GoIob (Yugoslavia), Mr. SikauIu (Zambia) and Mr. Mangwende (Zimbabwe) took the places reservedfor them at the side of the Council chamber. 2. The PRESIDENT: I should like to inform members of the Council that I have received letters from the represen- tatives of Ghana, Morocco and Tunisia in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council’s agenda. In conformity with the usual practice I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote; in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule’37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Asamoah (Ghana), Mr. AIaoui (Morocco) and Mr. Bouziri (Tunisia) took the pIaces reserved for them at the side of the Council chamber. 3. The PRESIDENT: I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter dated 4 October 1985 from the representatives of Burkina Faso, Egypt and Madagascar, which reads as follows: “We have the honour to request that during the Security Council’s discussion of the item entitled ‘Com- plaint by Angola against South Africa’, the Council extend an invitation under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Mfanafuthi J. Makatini, Head of International Department and Chief Rep- resentative of the African National Congress of South Africa to the United Nations.*’ If I hear no objection, I shall take it that the Council agrees to extend an invitation to Mr. Makatini under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure. It was so decided. 4. The PRESIDENT: Members of the Council have before them document S/17531, which contains the text 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a record of a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, discussing a specific item on the agenda. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with references to rules and procedures. The topic of the discussion is not explicitly stated, but it seems to involve a complaint by Angola against South Africa, which suggests a focus on international relations and politics.

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