would, I sincerely believe, create an unnecessary atmosphere of confrontation within the positive climate that now exists for the holding of the fourth conference to review the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. I hope that common sense and a spirit of compromise will finally prevail, and that in the first week or two of July my successor Ambassador Sujka of Poland will be able to announce the setting up of the ad hoc committee which has been called for on so many occasions. On Items 2 and 3 of our agenda, informal plenary meetings have been resumed to discuss elements of substance relating to two issues of the greatest interest. In this respect we would express a wish that, as requested by the Group of 21 in the first half of this year, the START negotiators will in the near future participate in these informal meetings so as to inform this Conference, off the record, of details of the START negotiations after the Washington summit. - On 14 and 15 June, at the kind invitation of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, almost all the representatives accredited to the Conference on Disarmament visited the training and research centre at Munster, enabling us to acquaint ourselves on the spot with the various aspects and stages of the process of detection and destruction of chemical weapons, as well as the practical application of some verification methods. On behalf of my delegation and the Conference I wish to request Ambassador von Wagner to convey to his Government our gratitude for its kind hospitality and the excellent organization of that most useful visit. As you know, the Ad hoc Conjniittee on Chemical Weapons has also resumed its work under the capable guidance of Ambassador Carl-Magnus Hyltenius of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement discussing the progress and agenda of a conference related to disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a focus on international relations and agreements. The mention of specific countries, such as Poland and Germany, and the reference to the START negotiations suggest a focus on international security and disarmament.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology