participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the provisional rules of procedure. At the invitation of the President, Mr. El-Fattal (Syrian Arab Republic) took the place reserved for him at the side of the Council chamber. 3. The PRESIDENT: I should also like to inform the Council that I have received a letter dated 12 September 1985 from the Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the.Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, which reads as follows: “I have the honour to request that I be allowed to participate in the Security Council’s consideration of the item entitled ‘The situation in the occupied Arab territories*, in accordance with the provisions of rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure, in my capacity as Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Ina- lienable Rights of the Palestinian people.** 4. On previous occasions the Security Coun:il has extended invitations to representatives of other bodies of the United Nations in connection with the consideration of matters on its agenda, In accordance with past practice in this matter, I propose that the Council extend an invitation pursuant to rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to the Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people. It was so decided. 5. The PRESIDENT: I should like to draw the atten- tion of members of the Council to document S/17462, which contains the text of a letter dated 12 September 1985 from the representative of Jordan to the Secretary- General. 6. The first sneaker on my list is Mr. Clovis Maksoud, Observer of the League of A-mb States, to whom the Coun- cil extended an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure at the 2604th meeting. I invite him to 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to international relations, specifically to the United Nations Security Council, and discusses the participation of representatives from various organizations in a meeting. The topic seems to revolve around the situation in the occupied Arab territories, which suggests a political or conflict-related issue.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations