United Nations GENERAL ASSEMBLY FORTIETH SESSION Official Records* SUMMARY RECORD OF THE 1st MEETING ECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE 1st meeting held on September 1985 at 5.20 p.m. New York Temporary Chairman: Mr. de PINIES (President of the General Assembly) CONTENTS ELECTION OF THE CHAIRMAN •rh~, record i\ "'ubJ~t to corre1.:tion. Correclions llhould be sene under the 'iignature of a member of rhe ddc· galion ~:onccrncd wuhin one week of I he dale of puhlkaliun to the Chief of the Official Records Editina Section, room DC2-750, 2 Unill:d Natiom Plaza, and incorporated in a copy of the record. Cnrrc..:tio"' "ill be h .. ucd afler the end of the session, in a separate fascicle for each Committee. 85-56307 8251S (E) Distr. GF.NERAL A/SPC/40/SR.l 19 September 1985 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH I ... A/SPC/40/SR.l English Page 2 The meeting was called to order at 5.20 p.m. ELECTION OF THE CHAIRMAN 1. Mr. DOUNTAS (Greece) reauested that the meeting should be suspended so as to enable the Group of Western Europe and other States to hold consultations. The meeting was suspended at 5.25 p.m. and resumed at 5.40 p.m. 2. Mr. COUMBASSA (Guinea) nominated Mr. Keijo Korhonen (Finland). 3. In the absence of further nominations and in accordance with rule 103 of the rules of procedure, the TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN declared Mr. Korhonen (Finland) electec Chairman by acclamation. 4. Mr. Korhonen (Finland) was elected Chairman by acclamation. The meeting rose at 5.45 p.m. 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a summary record of a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, specifically the Special Political Committee. The meeting is focused on electing a chairman, which suggests that it may be related to the functioning of the organization rather than a specific issue or topic. Given the lack of specific content or issues discussed during the meeting, it is difficult to pinpoint a specific category.

**Category**
International organization, Administration