UNITED NATIONS AS Q’... i \/! 4 ‘#)I$ General Assembly Security Council t&’ ! J FF DiAtC. GENERAIJ A/40/654 s/17471 lfl September 1985 ENCLI SH ORIGINALI RUSbIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY Fortieth sebeion Item 34 of the provisional agenda* QUESTION OF NAMIBIA SECIIRITY COUNCIL Fortieth year Note verbale dated 17 September 1985 from the Permanent Mienion of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic to the United Nations addressed to the Secxtary-General The Permanent Mission of the Ukrainjan soviet Socialist Republic to the united Nattonn preeents its complimente to the Secretary-General of the United Natiolls and, with reference to hi8 notee of 8 February 1985 and 19 July 1985, ban the honour to state the followinq. Thie year marks the wideepread commemoration hy the international community of the fortieth anniversary of the victory over fascism and militarism in the Second World War. The aqqressor wae defeated by the joint efforte of the allienj however, the decisive contribution was made by the Soviet Union. The qreat victory over the forcse of aqqrefiaion and reaction and the establishment of the United Nations an a result of thie victory qave mankind thp hnpe that racism and faecim , which had hrouqht death and dest.ruction in Europe and many other parts of the world, would finally be eliminated, and provided a powerful Rtimulue to the unprecedented upeurqe of the national liberation etruqqle of oppreeeed peoples aqainst cnlonialiem, dependence and imperialiet dominatton. ThiR year m@rkA yet another eiqnificant date - the twenty-fifth anniverRery of the Declaration on the Grantinq of Independence to Colonial Countries and PeopleR, adopted by thr! General Aseembly on the initiative of the Soviet [Inion. In the time that haR panYf!d, major eucceneee have been acnieved in the attainment of itA lofty purpoeen. The colonial empires have fallen, and out of their fraqmente dozen8 of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic communication between the Permanent Mission of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic to the United Nations and the Secretary-General, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the victory over fascism and militarism in World War II and the 25th anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. The text highlights the role of the Soviet Union in the victory and its impact on the international community, including the elimination of colonialism and the establishment of the United Nations.

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