theUnionofSov:i.etSocialist Republics, entitled. "TextoftheStatement madeby theGeneral Secretary oftheCPSUCentral Committee, Mikhail Gorbachev concerning theAnnouncement bytheSovietUnionofaUnilateral Moratorium onallNuclear Explosions from6August1985to1January 1986". (j)Document CD/626~ dated1August1985,submitted bythedelegation of Japan,entitled "Concrete Measures fortheRealisation oftheInternational Seismic DataExchange System". (k)Document CD/629, dated2August1985,submitted bythedelegations of Bulgaria andtheGermanDemocratic Republic, entitled "Working Paperon·Item 1 oftheAgendaoftheConference onDisannament entitled 'Nuclear TestBanI". (1)Document CD/638, dated20August1985,submitted bythedelegation of theUnionofSovietSocialist Republics, entitled "Answers ofthe General Secretary oftheCPSUCentral Committee, Mikhail Gorbachev, tothe Correspondent ofTass,published on14August1985". 29.Inaccordance withitsprogramme ofwork,dealing withtheconsideration of thequestion oftheestablishment ofsubsidiary bodiesonitemsofitsagenda, theConference held,atthebeginning ofthefirstpartofthesession,a number ofinformal consultations ontheestablishment ofanadhoccommittee onitem1. .30.Atthe301stmeeting, on21March1985,afterreceiving requests fromthe Groupof21andfromagroupofSocialist countries, thePresident putbefore theConference fordecision, in~heorderinwhichtheywerereceived, the orallyupdated proposals ofthosetwogroups, contained indocuments CD/520and CD/522l!respectivel" on.themandate ofanadhoccommittee onitem1ofthe agenda. Document CD/520proposed theestablishment ofanadhoccommittee to initiate themultilateral negotiation ofatreatyfortheprohibition ofall nuclear-weapon testsandrequested ittotakeintoaccountallexisting proposals andfutureinitiatives, aswellasprevious workdoneonthesubject. l!Updated versions werelaterissuedasdocuments CD/520/Rev.l and CD/522/Rev.l. -12-legation of salforthe micMonitoring an". legations of ,Japan, orthern eofWorkfor isarmament, legation of Gradual r a legation of tementmadeby chevconcerning allNuclear elegation of mational elegations of eron·Item1 estBan'". :Ielegation of ,tothe lsideration of itsagenda, 3ion,anumber ~eeonitem1. 3tsfromthe putbefore Ted,the ;8CD/520and jem1ofthe >mmitteeto ~onofall ltingproposals ~t• ~v.land.Document CD/522contained adraftmandatefortheestablishment ofanadhoc committee tocarryoutpractical negotiations withaviewtoelaborating a treatyprohibiting allnuclear-weapon tests,takinginto accom~tallexisting drafts, proposals andfutureinitiatives. 31.Whileupdating theproposal contained ind.ocument CD/520, theCo-ordinator oftheGroupof21recalled thatmanyconsultations hadbeenheldonthissubject since1984andthatithadbeenregrettably impossible toreachaconsensus. In1982and1983theGroupagreedtothead.option ofalimited mandate whichwas nowclearly outdated. AgroupofWestern Statesrecalled theirviewthatthe mandate underwhichworkhadbeencarried outin1982and1983wasnotexhausted, andthat,nevertheless, inaspiritofflexibility, theyhadproposed areVised, broader mandateinCD/521whichwouldenablepractical worktocontinue. 32.AgroupofWestern countries statedthattherewasnoconsensus forthe mandates contained indocuments CD/520andCD/522.Itfurther statedthat efforts toachieve aconsensus shouldbecontinued andthatforthatreason, the co-sponsors wouldnotbeputting toadecision thedraftmandate contained in document CD/521, whichproposed theestablishment ofanad.hoccommittee under item1oftheagendatoresumeitssubstantive examination ofspecific issues relating toacomprehensive testbanwithaviewtothenegotiation ofatreaty onthesubject. ThisgroupofWestern countries expressed itsreadiness to continue thesearchforagreement onaformulathatwouldallowtheConference toundertake practical workontheissue,including thediscussion ofpossible programmes ofwork.TheGroupof21regretted theposition takenbythegI'C'up ofWestern countries whichprevented 9nceagaintheadoption ofamandate which wouldmakeitpossible tobeginnegotiations ontheprohibition ofnuclear-weapon testsandonceagainexpressed thehopethatthedelegations whichhadbeen unabletojoininaconsensus fordrafting asuitablemandate wouldrespond. positively tothewishesofthemajority ofrepresentatives attheConference andtothedemands oftheinternational community. TheGroupof21alsostated
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The text appears to be discussing international diplomacy and disarmament efforts, specifically related to nuclear weapons testing. It mentions the Soviet Union, Japan, and other countries, and refers to documents and proposals related to the prohibition of nuclear-weapon tests. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that the text is likely related to international relations and politics.

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