his expression of readiness to co-operate with me and the other officers of the Committee. I am certain that I am expressing not only my own view but also that of the Vice-Chairman when I say that we all look forward to close co-operation with him during the current session. JVM/6 A/C.l/40/PV.2 16 ORGANIZATION OF WORK (A/C.l/40/1 and A/C.l/40/3) The CHAIRMAN: I draw the attention of representatives to document A/C.l/40/1 dated 20 September 1985 containing the letter dated 20 September 1985 addressed to me by the President of the General Assembly and informing me that the General Committee at its third plenary meeting decided to allocate 27 items to the First Committee for its consideration. According to established practice, the First Committee begins its work only after the conclusion of the general debate in the plenary meetings. Furthermore, the General Assembly has recommended 6 December as a target date for the conclusion of the work of the Main Committees. These parameters leave the First Committee with a period extending from 14 October to 6 December 1985, during which the Committee would need to complete the very substantial task ahead of us. The Committee will have at its disposal a maximum of 76 meetings in which to consider the agenda items before it. After conducting a series of extensive informal consultations with a number of individual delegations and representatives of the regional groups, I have arrived at the proposed programme of work and time-table as contained in document A/C.l/40/3, which I hope the Committee will be in a position to adopt today. As indicated in the proposed programme of work, the Committee would first take up the agenda items relating to disarmament, namely, agenda items 48 to 69 and agenda item 145. With respect to these agenda items, my proposal is to devote the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a meeting transcript or a document related to the United Nations, discussing the agenda items and program of work for the First Committee. The topics mentioned, such as disarmament and the allocation of agenda items, suggest that the category is likely related to international relations or global governance.

**Category**
International relations, Disarmament