special obligation to uphold the principles of efficiency and optimum use of I ... A/C.S/38/SR.25 English Page 9 (Mr. Holm, Norway) resources. Since the situation in Grenada was under discussion by the General Assembly in plenary meeting, he saw no need for the Fifth Committee to deal with the matter. However, the affirmative votes cast by the Nordic countries did not prejudge their position with regard to the situation in Grenada. 49. Mr. TRUSCOTT (Australia) said his delegation had voted in favour of the Canadian appeal because it believed that the Cuban statement was neither directly nor indirectly relevant to the work of the Committee. He shared the view that allowing statements of a political nature to be made in the Fifth Committee might open the way to wide-ranging political debates, which could only be detrimental to the Committee's discussion of financial questions. so. Mr. ZIDOUEMBA (Upper Volta) said that, if his delegation had been present during the voting, it would have voted against the Canadian appeal. 51. Mr. DITZ (Austria) said that his delegation had voted in favour of the Canadian appeal because the question of Grenada was under review by the General Assembly in plenary meeting and because that issue was not relevant to the items under discussion by the Fifth Committee. 52. Mr. JAGUARIBE (Brazil) said that his delegation's vote against the Canadian appeal had been made as an expression of support for the Chairman's original ruliny. 53. Mr. FONTAINE ORTIZ (Cuba) , continuing the statement which he had begun at the 24th meeting, said that at 5 p.m. on the afternoon in question, his Government had sent a note to the United States Government through the United States Interests in Section at Havana stating that the Governor-General of Grenada, acting without any 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a discussion about a vote in the Fifth Committee of the United Nations, specifically regarding an appeal by Canada related to the situation in Grenada. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the topic is of a political or international relations nature rather than related to a specific sector or field like economics, health, or education. The mention of a note sent by the Cuban Government to the United States Government also suggests that the topic is related to international diplomacy rather than a specific issue related to a particular country.

**Category**
International relations