of outer space shall be carried out for the benefit and in the.interests of all cotmtries, taking into particular ·account the needs of developing countries. With a view to facilitating the work of the Sub-Committee, it should .be recommended to the General Assembly to request the Secretary-General to seek the views of Member States of this subject prior to the 1990 session of the Sub--Committee; (c) Consideration of the information obtained on and of the results of the Sub-C011DDittee's review of the subjects referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (b) in a working group to be established not later than at the thirtieth session of the Sub-Committee in 1991; (d) Continuation of the consideration on the item in the Working Group until the Sub-Committee concludes that a satisfactory outcome of the substantive deliberations has been achieved. The General Assembly endorsed the recommendations of the Legal Sub-Committee on the proposed method of work, and noted that the Working Group will be established in 1990 and convened in 1991 (A/Res/44/46). The General Assembly called upon Member States to respond promptly to the requests issued by the Secretary-General in connection with the consideration by the Sub-Committee of the national legal framework, if any, relating to the development of the application of the principle contained in article 1 of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and with the consideration of international agreements that Member States have entered into that are relevant to the principle that the exploration and use of outer space shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interests of all countries9 taking into particular account the needs of developing countries. The Secretary-General's request regarding national legal frameworks was issued on 26 September 1988. The A/AC.105/C.2/16/Add.8 page 3 Secretary-General's request regarding international agreements was issued on 20 December 1989. The United States responded to the Secretary-General's 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the exploration and use of outer space, with a focus on international agreements and national legal frameworks. It also mentions the needs of developing countries, which suggests that the topic may be related to international cooperation and development. Based on this, I would hypothesize that the most fitting category is Science and Technology, as it seems to be primarily concerned with the exploration and use of outer space.

**Category**
Science and Technology