cost6 Rica, cyprus, Democralic Yenen, France, Gabon, Kenya, Lesotho' !{alta' Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Ronania, senegal, Tunisia' Union ot sovlet socialist Republics, united Kingdott| of Greac Britain and Northern Ireland and United scates ot Aner ica. 7. Notlf lcat lon r Artic the 8.Charter of the United Nations At the fortieth session, tbe General Assembly Pill have before it a nole by sec r eta ry-Gene r a f (A/40/642) . ion of, enda andization ot Connlttee Prorrisional agenda Tbe provisional agenda was issued on l9 July 1985 (A/40lI50) ' SuDplenentary i tens Tro requests for che i.nclusion of SuPplenentary itens $ere subnicEed to the General As6enbly (see items 144 and 145). The supp*eroentary list r.as issued on 23 Auqust 1985 (A/4o/20O1 ' Additlonal items As at 2? September 1985. teo requests tor the inclusion of additional itens and a request for tt,o additional sub--ilems have been submi'tted (see itens 146, L47, 15 (c) ana! 17 (l)).ofA/40/IOO/Add.L Engl i sh Page 24 Consideration of the draft aqenda by Che General Conmittee The nenorandun by the S ecre tary-Gene ral concerning the organization of the session. the adoption ot Che aqenda and the allocation of items lras issued as document A/BUR/40/1. Consideration of the reports of the General Conmittee The General Assenbly. having considered the first. and second reports ot the General Connittee (A/4O/250 and Add.I), adopted a number of provisions concerningthe orqanizat.ion of the fortieth session and adopted the agenda of the session(A/4O/251 and Add.L) and the allocation ot agenda itellxs (A/40/252 and Add.l). 9. General debate The recomrnendafions of tbe General comnittee concerning the general debate appear in paragraphs 9 and l0 of its first report to the cenelal Assenbly (A/4O/25O1 10, Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization