FILE COPY UNITED N ATI 6 Z 10 E. IF GENERAL AS S EM B LYDistr . GENERAL A/CONF.1O8/PC/1 1 July 1981 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE FOR THE PROMOTION OF INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN THE PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY First (organizational) session Vienna, 3-7 August 1981 - ' Item 2 of the provisional agenda' PROVISIONAL AGENDA 1. Election of officers 2. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work 3. Programme of work of the Committee U. Provisional agenda for the second session of the Committee 5. Adoption of the report of the Committee 81-178U9 A/CÔNF.108/PC/1 English Page 2 ■ ANNOTATIONS 1. Election of officers In accordance with established practice for the composition of the bureaux of preparatory committees of United Nations conferences convened by the General Assembly, the Committee may wish to elect five officers, that is, a Chairman, three Vice-Chairmen and a Rapporteur. The Committee may also wish to decide that the terms of office of the members of the bureau would be for the whole preparatory period up to the Conference in 1983. ' 2. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work The General Assembly, by resolution 35/112 of 5 December 1980, decided "to convene in 1983 the United Nations Conference for the Promotion of International Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy" and "to establish a Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference for the the Promotion of International Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, composed of 70 Member States and, on an equal footing, other Member States which may express their interest in participating in the work of the Committee". By the same resolution, the General Assembly requested the Preparatory Committee "to hold at Vienna an organizational session not exceeding one week during 
**Analysis**
This document appears to be related to international cooperation and diplomacy, specifically in the field of nuclear energy. It seems to be discussing the preparations for a conference on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and the formation of a committee to oversee the conference's proceedings.

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Science and technology, International relations