text: 11(a)Thetesting, use,manufacture, production oracauisition byany meanswhatsoever ofanynuclear weapons, bytheParties themselves, directly orindirectly, onbehalfofanyoneelseorinanyotherway,and "(b)Thereceipt, storage, installation, deployment andanyformof possession ofanynuclear weapons, directly Orindirectly, bytheParties themselves, byanyone ontheirbehalf orinanyotherway." 239.Forthepurposes oftheTreaty, theterm"territory" includes theterritorial sea,airspace andanyotherspaceoverwhichtheStateexercises sovereignty in accordance withitsOwnlegislation (art.3).Thezoneofapplication isdescribed inarticle 4,andundercertain conditions, thatiswhencertain reauirements are fUlfilled, thetermsoftheTreatycouldapplytoextensive areasofthehigh seas. Adiagrammatic presentation ofthezoneofapplication oftheTreatyis ShowninannexIll,map7. 240.TheTreatyofTlatelolco hasanumberofveryimportant characteristics, inclUding thefollowing: Ca)Inthefourthpreambular paragraph, itisrecognized thatmilitarily denuclearized zonesarenotanendinthemselves butrather ameansforaChieving general andcomplete disarmament atalaterstage. Thattheestablishment of nuclear-weapon-free zonesonthebasisofarrangements freelyarrived atamong Statesoftheregion concerned constitutes animportant disarmament measure was recognized bytheGeneral Assembly inparagraph 60oftheFinalDocument ofthe TenthSpecial Session in19781 I...A/40/535 English Page66 (b)Thezoneofapplication isregionally contiguous (theAntarctic quadrant adjacent toSouthAmerica) withthezoneofpeaceestablished forAntarctica bythe Antarctic Treatyof1959(specifically prohibiting nuclear weapons); (c)TheTreatyiscompatible, fromtheregional pointofview,withthe Inter-American TreatyofReciprocal Assistance (TIAR), eventhoughthatinstrument doesnotconstitute amilitary alliance butrather acollective defence pact; (d)TheTreatyprovides regional support andcomplementarity forthe Convention ontheLawoftheSea,withregardtothepeaceful useScovered bythe Treaty; (e)Oncetheprovisions oftheTreaty havebeenfullyimplemented, thezone ofapplication provided forinthatinstrument willbemuchgreater thanthesumof themaritime areasoftheStatesparties forwhichtheTreaty hasentered ormay enterintoforce. 5.FinalActoftheConference onSecurity andCo-operation inEurope (1975) 261 241.TheFinalActoftheConference, generally knownastheHelsinki Declaration, prescribes pre-notification of"majormilitary manoeuvres exceeding atotalof 25,000troops, independently orcombined withanypossible airornavalcomponents (inthiscontext theword"troopsft includes amphibious andair-borne troops)". Notification willbegivenofsuchmanoeuvres takingplaceontheterritory in EuropeofStatesparticipating intheagreement aswellas,ifapplicable, inthe adjoining seaareaandairspace. D.Bilateral agreements l2I 1.Agreement between theGovernment oftheUnitedStates ofAmerica andtheGovernment oftheUnionofSoviet Socialist RepUblics onthePrevention ofIncidents onand Over theHighSeas(1972) 242.BythisAgreement thetwoStatesconcerned soughtto"assure thesafetyof navigation oftheshipsoftheirrespective armedforces onthehighseasand flightoftheirmilitary aircraft overthehighseas"(preamble). Theparties agreedtoobserve strictly theletter andspiritoftheInternational RegUlations forPreventing Collisions atSea(theRulesoftheRoad). InaProtocol tothis Agreement signedin1973theparties agreednottosimulate attacks against non-military ships. 243.Itisnoteworthy thatinarticle 11ofthisinstrument theparties recognized "thattheirfreedom toconduct operations onthehighseasisbasedonthe principles established underrecognized international lawandcodified inthe 1958Geneva Convention ontheHighSeas". I...A/40/535 English Page67 2.Treaty ontheLimitation ofAnti-Ballistic Missile Systems (ABMTreaty) andSALTIandSALTIIAgreements 244.InoneTreaty andtwobilateral agreements theUnitedStates andtheUnionof SovietSocialist Republics haveundertaken certain limitations whichhavemaritime effects. IntheABMTreaty, whichentered intoforcein1972,theparties pledged. interalia,nottodevelop, test,ordeploy ABMsystems orcomponents whichare sea-based (art.V,para.1).IntheInterim Agreement onCertain Measures with Respect totheLimitation ofStrategic Offensive Arms(knownastheSALTI Agreement) whichcameintoforcein1972,theparties agreedtolimit
analysis: The text appears to be discussing international agreements and treaties related to disarmament, security, and cooperation among nations. It mentions the prevention of nuclear weapons, the establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zones, and the limitation of anti-ballistic missile systems. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on international relations and diplomacy.