delegations, theAdHocCommittee, atits6thmeeting on24Ap~il1990, adopted thefollowing p~ogramme ofwo~k fo~the1990session: "1.Examination andidentification ofissuesrelevant totheprevention ofanarmsraceinouterspace; 2.Existing ag~eements relevant tothep~evention ofanarmsracein outerspace; 3.Existing proposals andfutu~einitiatives onthep~evention ofan armsraceinouterspace. Incarrying outitsworkwithaviewtofinding andbuilding uponareas ofconvergence, theAdHocCommittee willtakeintoaccount developments whichhavetakenplacesincetheestablishment oftheCommittee in1985." 8.with ~egardtotheorganization ofwo~k,theAdHocCommittee ag~eedthat itwouldgiveequal t~eatment tothesubjects cove~ed byitsmandate and specified initsprogramme ofwork.Accordingly, theCommittee agreedto allocate thesamenumberofmeetings toeachofthosesubjects, namely, issues relevant totheprevention ofanarmsraceinouterspace,existing agreements andexisting proposals andfutureinitiatives. Itwasnotedthatanymember wishing todosomaydiscuss anysubject impo~tant andrelevant tothewo~kof theCommittee. 9.TheworkoftheAdHocCommittee wasgove~ned bythemandate whichaims attheprevention ofanarmsraceinouterspace. A.Examination andidentification ofissues ~elevant totheprevention ofan arms ~aceinoute~space 10. Du~ingthedebates intheCommittee, membe~stateshadanoppo~tunity to exchange viewsandexp~ess positions ondiffe~ent subjects ~elevant tothe p~evention ofanarmsraceinoute~space. Manydelegations defined the subjects discussed, inte~alia,asfollows: determination ofthescopeand objectives ofmultilateral workundertheagendaitem;thestatusofouter spaceasthecommon he~itage ofmankind whichshouldbeusedexclusively for peaceful purposes; theabsenceatpresent ofweapons inspace; the relationship between theprevention ofanarmsraceinoute~spaceandarms limitation anddisarmament measu~es inothe~ a~eas; the~oleofthebilateral CD/1034 page4 negotiations andtheirinteraction withthemultilateral activities inthis field; theidentification ofthefunctions performed byspaceobjects, andof thethreats confronting them;vulnerability andimmunity ofsatellites; theirroleanduseforpurposes ofreliable verification; aconcept ofa comprehensive international verification system; questions relating to compliance andtheneedforinformation onhowouterspaceisbeingusedand onnational spaceprogrammes ofmilitary significance; theneedfor identification andelaboration ofmutually agreedlegalterms; examination of sufficiency andadequacy oftheexisting legalregime; various approaches to reachacommonunderstanding ofwhattheexisting legalnormsdowithregard toouterspaceactivities; andfunctioning oftheexisting legalinstruments. 11.Therewasgeneral recognition oftheimportance ofthebilateral negotiations between theUnionofSovietSocialist Republics andtheUnited StatesofAmerica anditwasstressed thatbilateral andmultilateral efforts werecomplementary. Manydelegations emphasized thatthosenegotiations did notdiminish theurgency ofmultilateral negotiations andreaffirmed that,as provided forinGeneral Assembly resolution 44/112, theConference on Disarmament, asthesinglemultilateral disarmament negotiating forum,hadthe primary roleinthenegotiation ofamultilateral agreement oragreements, as appropriate, ontheprevention ofanarmsraceinouterspaceinallits aspects. Theyalsostressed thatthescopeoftheworkoftheConference on Disarmament wasglobal andlargerthanthescopeofthebilateral negotiations. Someotherdelegations, whilerecognizing theneedforthe Conference toplayarolewithrespect toproblems relating totheprevention ofanarmsraceinouterspace,stressed thatnothing shouldbedonethat wouldhinderthesuccess ofthebilateral negotiations. Furthermore they believed thatmultilateral disarmament measures inthisareacouldnotbe considered independently ofdevelopments atthebilateral level. 12.TheGroupof21emphasized thatGeneral Assembly resolution 44/112had requested theConference onDisarmament toconsider asamatterofpriority thequestion ofpreventing anarmsraceinouterspaceandtointensify its consideration ofthatquestion, takingintoaccountallrelevant proposals and initiatives, aswellastore-establish anadhoccommittee withanadequate mandate in1990,withaviewtoundertaking negotiations fortheconclusion of
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to international diplomacy and disarmament, specifically discussing the prevention of an arms race in outer space. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on international relations and treaties.

**Category**
Science and technology, International relations