that they shared the view that Ascension Island was not covered by General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), which was clearly addressed to the peoples inhabitinq Non-Self-Governinq Territories. As Ascension Island had no indiqenous population, the reference to it in a text on St. Helena was entirely inappropriate, and the Nordic countries would vote for the deletion of the sentence. 37. A recorded vote was taken on the sixth sentence of the draft decision on st. Helena CA/39/23 (Part VI), chap. XVI, para. 11). In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Anqola, Argentina, Banqladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria,· Burkina Faso, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Yemen, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Haiti, Hunqary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Against: Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Belize, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Grenana, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malawi, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portuqal, Qatar, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sweden, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America. Abstaining: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, G~ana, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Maldives, Mali, Niger, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobaqo. 38. The sixth sentence of the draft decision on St. Helena was retained by 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a record of a voting session at the United Nations General Assembly, specifically regarding a draft decision on St. Helena. The discussion revolves around the inclusion or exclusion of Ascension Island, which is a British overseas territory. The topic does not seem to be related to economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, or humanitarian aid. The language used suggests that the issue is more political and geographical in nature.

**Category**
Politics, Geography