28 April 1971 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 5 May 1971 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 17 February 1971 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 27 September 1971 4 June 1971 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 29 June 1971 19 March 1971 16 December 1970 4 June 1971 16 December 1970 5 October 1971 8 January 1971 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 18 May 1971 4 January 1971 Date of deposit of Instrument of Ratification or Accession 29 August 1979 11 September 1972(1) 9 November 1972 11 February 1974 13 August 1976 20 February 1984(2) 28 June 1978 2 April 1973 24 August 1973 13 March 1972 18 July 1979 28 December 1978 14 January 1972(2) 19 May 1971 (2) 30 December 1971(2) 20 June 1972 ,20 October 1977 12 July 1972 2 February 1972 10 September 1980(2) (3} 3 July 1973 9 July 1971 5 July 1972 6 April 1972 (2) 28 April 1983 17 October 1972(4) 22 June 1978 14 June 1971 28 February 1975(2) 16 January 1973 26 March 1979 27 July 1972 15 December 1971 18 September 1972 14 July 1971 28 November 1978 3 June 1971 I ... A/40/445 English Page 54 States Germany, Federal Republic of Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran, Islamic Republic of Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya Kuwait Lao People's Democratic Repubic Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahariya Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malawi Malaysia Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Monaco Mongolia Morocco Nauru Nepal Netherlands, Kingdom of the New Zealand Nicaragua Date of signature 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 14 July 1971 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 22 February 1971 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a list of dates related to the ratification or accession of a treaty or agreement. The dates are scattered across the text, with some dates being repeated. The text also includes a list of countries, which suggests that it may be related to international cooperation or agreements. Given the focus on dates and countries, it is likely that the text is related to international relations or diplomacy.

**Category**
International relations, Diplomacy