At the outset let me express our sincere appreciation for the great effort undertaken by the Secretary-General in preparing the report submitted on 21 January 1988 in accordance with resolution 605 (1987). In the opinion of, the Palestine Liberation Organization that report is in fact a historic document. Before going through the report in detail, permit me to express our sympathy to Mt. Marrack Goulding, Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs, and the accompanying team. We watched his movements and shared in his ordeal. We also wish to express our .thanks to the personnel .of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Wear East (UNRWA) in the occupied Palestinian territories .for the services and facilities offered to Mr. Goulding in order to .enable him to succeed in his mission. , At first glance we observe Isrqel’s contempt for the decisions of the Security Council. Israeli Ministers, we are informed, and in particular the butcher Yitzhak Rabin, made it clear that “they ,had agreed to meet Mr. Goulding as a representative of the .,. Secretary-General wham they regularly received and not in connection w$# the report requested from the Secretary-General in resolution 605 (1987) .I We are told that they “recoanded that the Gaza Strip and the West Bank , and especially the refugee . camps, be avoided and that contacts with Palestini,ans take place in Jerusalem. a (S/19443, para. 4) ,,- ,’ W3 s/Pv. 2786 7 (Mr. Tet zi, Palestine Liberation Organiza ticn) Somewhere in the United Nations Charter it is written thati Members agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Se& ity Council. But I am sure that by this time the members of the Council know that Israel will not carry out the resolutions 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) regarding a report submitted by the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. The text expresses appreciation for the report, sympathy for the Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs, and criticism of Israel's response to the report. The text does not discuss economic, natural, or environmental issues, but rather focuses on political and humanitarian aspects of the situation.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations