talks under their enlarged new formula. For our part, we shal] never cease to back up his endeavours aimed at bringing about an agreed solution of the problem, based on the concept of an independent, sovereign and unitary State of Cyprus. On this occasion I should also like to thank his able assistants, namely the Under-Secretary-General, Mr, Roberto Guyer and the Special Representative of the Secretary-Genera] in Cyprus, Mr. Osorio-Tafall. We are indebted to both of them for their painstaking efforts in order to prevent, as far as they could, a deterioration of the situation and to bridge the differences still dividing the parties. Lastly, our thanks are extended to the Commander of the United Nations Force in Cyprus, Major-General Prem Chand and to the officers and men under his command, for the constructive efforts they have deployed on the spot with inexhaustible patience, commendable impartiality and Hnlimited good will. 50. Mr, SCALI (United States of America): First, I Ilope that I may be permitted a personal observation. As a relative newcomer to the ranks of the Security Council, ] wish to express my great personal pleasure in participating in a discussion which has been marked by expressions of harmony, hope and promise for the future, particularly in the important area of peace-keeping, 51, The United States delegation supports the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Force in C+us for another six months. The Force continues to contribute to the maintenance of law and order in Cyprus and thus to the maintenance of peace and security in the eastern Mediter- ranean, 52. I should like to express our appreciation for the highly professional work of the Secretary-General’s Special Repre- sentative, Mr. Osorio-Tafall, and I should like also to pay our respects to the officers and men of the eight countries 
**Analysis**
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