vote be taken on the draft resolution. 93. Mr. van BOVEN said that it was regrettable that the draft resolution should have given rise to such a lengthy debate, since it had been circulated at an early stage. Moreover, he was a little surprised that Mr. Treat, being a sponsor, should have put forward amendments without consulting the other sponsors. It had been suggested that the Secretary-General should be involved. That was unwise, since it would make the Secretary-General's position much more complicated. He hoped that Mr. Treat would not insist on his amendments and that all the other amendments would not be put to a vote. The only change that should be made should be the deletion of the word "carefully". ,. 94. Mr. SUESCUN MONROY supported Mr. van Boven. He proposed that all persons who had submitted amendments be invited to withdraw them, except in the case of the deletion of the word "carefully". 95. Mr. KHALIL said that the members of the Sub-Commission were probably unanimous with regard to the invasion of Kuwait, but more and more amendments were being submitted to the draft resolution under consideration. He wondered what the adoption of a resolution by the Sub-Commission would achieve. Everything that was needed to be done had already been done. The Sub-Commission had already adopted a decision, so the outside world knew that it had taken a stand on two very important points -the release of the foreigners being held in Iraq and Kuwait, and the exclusion of medicines and necessary food from the embargo. Further action by the Sub-Commission would not be taken as seriously as the measures which it had already adopted. 96. Mr. JOINET appealed to Mrs. Ksentini to withdraw her amendment. It had been difficult to achieve a balanced text, and the text before the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a discussion about a draft resolution related to an international crisis, specifically the invasion of Kuwait. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a formal meeting or conference. The speakers are discussing the content of the draft resolution and proposing changes, but there is no mention of economic or development-related issues, which suggests that this is not primarily an economic or development-related topic.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief