2. On 22 March 1985, the Secretary-ceneral addressed a note verbale to the Permanent Representative of Israel to the United liations, in which he drewatt.ention to his reporting responsibiLiEy under the resolutj.on and requested the Permanent Represenlative to inforn him, by 30 June 1985, of any steps his Government had taken or envisaged to take in implementation of the relevanEprovisions of the resolution. 3. In a note verbal-e dated 12 August 1985. the Permanent Representative of IsraeIreplied as follolrs 3 "The position of the covernment of rsraeL on the matter dealt with in the above-mentioned resolution was set out in successive annual replies submittedto the Secretary-General in recent years. The report of the Secreta ry -Genera 1 (A/39 /4Il) of 2l- Auqust 1984 contained lhe latest of lhose replies. Sincethat submission the totar number to date of persons having returned since 196?stands at approximateLy 65,000". 4. In connectj.on ra'ith paragraph 4(a) of General Assembly resolution 39/99 G, Lhe Sec reta ry-Genera t has obtained from the Commi ss ioner -Genera 1 of UNRWA theinformation avaitable to him on tbe return of refugees regiscered vrith the Agency. As indicated in previous reports on the subject, the Agency is not involved in any arrangements for the return of refugees nor is it involved in any arrangements forthe relurn of displaced persons who are not registered as refugees. Itsinformation is based on requesls by returninq registered refugees for transfer oftheir entitlements for services to the areas to which they have returned and subsequent correction of Agency records. The Agency would not necessarily be ar^'areof the return of any registered refugees who did not request the provision oFservlces' but berieves lhey would be very few in number. so far as is known to the
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the implementation of a United Nations resolution related to the return of refugees and displaced persons. The language used is formal and official, suggesting a focus on international relations and humanitarian aid. The mention of UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) and the Secretary-General's reporting responsibilities further support this hypothesis.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief