as beEter communications to prevent the outbreak of acCidental war' It points to the relevant agreements concluded between the Soviet Union and the UniEed States, France and the UniEed Kingdom. 7. The Conference on Disarmarnent should, in the view of the Netherlands, take advantage of the fact that all nuclear-weapon States are represented at Geneva' The role of the Conference should be complementary to bilateral efforts to cope with the problems of nuclear disarmamen!. During the 1984 session of the Conference, the Netherlands suggested a number of confidence-building neasures that could be discussed, first beEween the nuclear-weapon States within the context of the Conference. These measures could cover the areas of communication, exchange of information on size and structure of nuclear forces, notificaEion of missile tests, manoeuvres of strategic nulear forces, etc. In addition' attention could be devoted to the question of avoiding such miliEary postures, both nuclear and conventional, which cannot, be justified for defensive purposes only and in Eimes of tension or crisis might exacerbate Lhe risk of war, in particular nuclear war' 8. These proposals could form a basis for part.icipation of Ehe Conference as a whole in a negotiating process. In the view of the Netherlands, the time is not yeg ripe for the Conference to esbablish an ad hoc committee with a negotiating mandate as has been sugEested in General Assernbly resoluEion 39/148 P. rt hopes' ho$tever, that agreement on the esEablishment of an ad hoc commitEee with a pracEical and concret.e programme of work can be reached as soon as possible' It regrets that Ehe Conference has been unable to establislr such a subsidiary body during the last two years. Those Staees that participate in the Conference on Disarmament and voted in favour of Assembly resolution 39/148 P should indicate in which areas negotiations could be envisaged'
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on international relations, diplomacy, and disarmament, suggesting that it falls under the category of international politics and security. The text discusses agreements between countries, the role of the Conference on Disarmament, and the need for confidence-building measures to prevent the outbreak of accidental war.

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Transport and communication, International trade, Science and technology