Present: The representatives of the following States: Australia, Austria, China, France, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Panama, Peru, Sudan, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Yugoslavia. Provisional agenda (S/Agenda/1722) 1. Adoption of the agenda. 2. The situation in the Middle East: [a} Security Council resolution 331 (1973); (b) Report of the Secretary-General under Security Council resolution 331 (1373) (S/10929). The meeting was called to order at 11.05 a.m. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. The situation in the Middle East: (a) Security Council resolution 331 (1973) (6) Report of the Secretary-General under Security Council resolution 331 (1973) (S/10929) 1. The PRESIDENT (translation from Russian): I should like to inform members of the Security Council that, as President of the Council, I have received a number of cables from non-governmental organizations concerning the item now before the Council-the situation in the Middle East. I have received cables from the Chairman of the Sixth International Professional Conference of Transport, Port and Fishery Workers, which was held in Warsaw from 4 to 6 June 1973, from the leaders of the Moslem and Christian communities in Jordan, and from the Bulgarian Peace Committee. In addition, I have received letters from the Women’s International Democratic Federation of Berlin, the Federation of Arab Canadian Societies of Toronto, Canada, and the Manitoba Peace Council of Winnipeg, Canada. If they wish, members of the Council may look at these communications in the United Nations Secretariat. I assume that, in accordance with the appendix to the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council concerning the procedure for dealing with communications from private individuals and non-governmental bodies, the communications I have mentioned will be included in the next list of communications from private individuals and 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a record of a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, discussing the situation in the Middle East. The focus seems to be on political and diplomatic issues, rather than economic or social topics. The mention of non-governmental organizations and private individuals' communications suggests that the meeting is concerned with international relations and diplomacy.

**Category**
International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief