UNITED NATIONS Security Council PROVISIONAL s/W.2637 18 December 1985 ENGLISH PROVISIONAL VERBATIM RECORD OF THE TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVENTH MEETING Held at Headquarters, New York, on Wednesday, 18 December 1985, at 11.30 a.m. President: Mr. BASSOLE Members: Australia China Denmark EwPt France India Madagascar Peru Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Union of Soviet Socialist Republics United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America (Burkina Faso) Eulr. WOOLCOTT Mr. HUANG Jiahua Mr. BIERRING Mr. KHALIL iilK. de KEMOULARIA Mr. VERMA Mr. RABETAFIKA Mr. ALZAMORA Mr. KASEMSRI Mr. ALLEYNE Mr. OUDOVEINKO Mr. TROYANOVSKY Sir John THOMSON Mr. WALTERS This record contains the original text of speeches delivered in English and interpretations of speeches in the other languages. The final text will be printed in the Official Records of the Securitv Council. Corrections should be submitted to original speeches only. They should be sent under the signature of a member of the delegation concerned, within one week, to the Chief, Official Records Editing Section, Department of Conference Services, room DC2-750, 2 United Nations Plaza, and incorporated in a copy of the record. S/PV.2631 2 The meeting was called to order at 12.10 p.m. Y ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA The agenda was adopted. : ,. ' c LETTER DATED 16 DECEMBER 1985 FROM THE PERMANENT RFPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THS SECURITY COUNCIL (s/17685) .’ .’ The PRESIDENT (interpretation from French): The Security Council is meeting today pursuant to a request submitted in a letter dated 16 December 198.5 addressed to the President of the Security Council by the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, document S/17685. 
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The text appears to be a record of a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, which suggests that it may relate to international relations, politics, or conflict resolution. The fact that it mentions a letter from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations adds to this impression. However, without more specific information about the topic being discussed, it is difficult to determine which category is most fitting.

**Category**
International relations, Politics