conclusive, have contributed to greater awareness of the verification problem to be addressed by ad hoe verification. We welcome the determination of the Chairman of the Ad ho~ Committee on Chemical Weapons, Ambassador Hyltenius, to press for an early solution to this still outstanding problem in our negotiations. In yesterday's meeting of the Ad hoe Committee on Chemical Weapons Australia presented a discussion paper which suggests an approach to ad hoe verification, which combines elements of the proposals of both the United Kingdom delegation and my delegation. This new proposal might provide a basis for our future discussions on the subject. It might also contribute to finding a solution to the issue of .a..d.~ verification acceptable to all. My delegation looks forward to in-depth consideration of the issue of ad hoe verification in the coming weeks. The proposal submitted yesterday by Australia provides an outline, which will have to be further fleshed out. Since the extensive discussions undertaken in the course of the spring part of last year's session, my delegation has further explored the issue of national registers with a view to providing a manageable and effective solution. Our results are contained in a working paper, advance copies of which have been distributed this morning. In my statement today I have no intention of further discussing the concept of national registers suggested in our paper. Let me, however, just point out that in our view national registers are an indispensable element of any routine ad hoe verification mechanism as they would provide the necessary binding declaration basis. As such they would provide a comprehensive picture of the relevant parts of the chemical industry, listing all plant sites which can possibly be misused for the production of chemical weapons. In devising our approach for the 
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