advantage of the referendum provided for in the Act. Members further asked that information should be communicated to the Committee on the reform of the judiciary and that the text of laws relating to article 5 of the Convention, and ether laws mentioned in the report, should be made available. Members requested more information on the current situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and on what the authorities intended to do to prevent a recurrence of the ethnic conflicts that had already claimed so many victims and caused a flood of refugees in VarioUS Parts Of the Soviet Union. 259. Members of the Committee asked for further details on the procedure whereby various Republics, in particular the Baltic Republics, could exercise the right to Self-determination and on the position of the federal power in the matter. Other members of the Committee considered that that question, along with some others, did not come within the scope of the Convention and that therefore the USSR was under no obligation to reply. 260. On article 2 of the Convention, members of the Committee asked what measures had been taken to ensure the progress of the 5,000 Nenets and to raise the living standards of the indigenous Siberian peoples, They also requested further information on the origin and current situation of the Meskhetin Turks. -6l- 261. Concerning the application of article 3 of the Convention, members of the Committee noted that the African countries and the whole world were grateful to the USSR for the decisive support it had given to the struggle against apartheid. 262. Regarding article 4 of the Convention, members of the Committee, noting that the law adopted by the Soviet Union on 2 April 1990 marked an important step forward, asked whether the courts or the authorities had taken any specific measures against the racist and anti-Semitic movement Pamvat and what had been the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from a committee discussing human rights and political issues in the Soviet Union. The topics covered include self-determination, minority rights, and the treatment of indigenous peoples. The committee is seeking information on the government's policies and actions regarding these issues. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or industry, but rather focuses on political and social issues.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education