Telegram dated 10 July 1973 from the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas to the Secretary-General (S/10966). Expression of thanks to the retiring President 1. The PRESIDENT: Before we proceed to the business of this meeting of the Council, it falls to my lot to exercise the traditional privilege of congratulat- ing the outgoing President of the Security Council. Equally in accordance with tradition-British tradition this time-1 shall be brief, especially since my Per- manent Representative, who will be returning later this week to occupy his rightful place in this chair, may wish to say more. In the meantime, however, on behalf of ,the Council I should like, through our friend Ambassador Issraelyan,, to thank the representative of the USSR for his conduct of our business last month. I think that we can all agree that we had a very busy month in June and that Ambassador Malik played a full and skilful part in our proceedings, both as President and as representative of the Soviet Union, and both in our formal meetings and in our informal consultations. I hope that those thanks will be passed on to Ambassador Malik. 2. Mr. ISSRAELYAN (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (translated from Russian) : I may perhaps be breaking with tradition by taking the floor just before you move on to the discussion of the second item on the agenda, but I should like, on behalf of the Soviet delegation, to thank you for your kind words addressed to Ambassador Malik, the Permaneqt Representative of the Soviet Union, who was President of the Security Council in June. I should also like to express the hope that in July the Security Council will be able to deal successfully with the responsible tasks facing it. 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a formal diplomatic communication, likely related to the United Nations Security Council, as it mentions the President of the Council and the conduct of business in June. The content is ceremonial and congratulatory, expressing gratitude to the outgoing President and wishing the Council success in its tasks. Given the context, it seems unlikely that the text is related to any specific issue or sector.

**Category**
International affairs, None (specifically, no category related to economic development, natural resources, health, education, etc.)