COLONIAL DOMINATION AND EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE COLONIALISM, APARTHEID AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE SITUATION WITH REGARD TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES (A/40/23 (Part IV)). 14. Mr. ARNOUSS (Syrian Arab Republic), Rapporteur of the Special Committee of 24, introduced the part of the report of the Special Committee on the work carried out in 1985 in relation to agenda item 110 (A/40/23 (Part IV)), which was submitted for consideration to the General Assembly under paragraph 24 of resolution 39/42. He also introduced the chapter of the report related to the agenda item of the Special Committee entitled "Military activities and arrangements by colonial Powers in Territories under their administration which might be impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial. Countries and Peoples", considered by the Special Committee under paragraph 16 of General Assembly resolution 39/412. 15. After auoting various paragraphs of the resolution of the Special Committee relating to agenda item 110, reproduced in paragraph 10 of chapter V of the report of the Special Committee, and of the decision adopted by the Committee in connection with military activities, reproduced in paragraph 11 of chapter VI of · its report, he reauested the Fourth Committee to support both the draft resolution on the activities of foreign economic and other interests (A/40/23 (Part IV), chap. V, para. 11) and the draft decision on military activities (A/40/23 (Part IV), chap. VI, para. 12). REQUESTS FOR HEARINGS 16. The CHAIRMAN informed the Committee of the receipt of three communications containing reauests for hearings related to items on the agenda. He suggested that, in accordance with the normal practice, they should be circulated as Committee documents and taken up at a future meeting. 17. It was so decided. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from the United Nations Special Committee on the situation regarding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. It discusses colonial domination, efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid, and racial discrimination in Southern Africa, as well as military activities and foreign economic interests. The language used is formal and official, suggesting that the report is focused on international relations and politics rather than specific sectors like economy or education.

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