text: stillvalidtoday: Thenational communication POllCY mustbeinlinewitttheaccepted principles ofinternational communication andmusttrytocreate aclimate ofmutual understanding andpeaceful co-existence between thenations. Truthful andresponsible information isapprooriate torender thegreatest possible contribution topeace. Thisyear's sèssion oftheCommittee onInformation takesplaceatatime between twoextremely important andclosely connected anniversaries, thefortieth anniversary ofthevictory overnazism dndfascism intheSecond World Warandthe fortieth anniversary ofthefoundatic1 oftheUnited Nations. Thesigning ofthe United Nations Charter willbecommemorated inSanFrancisco nextweek. Whatis morenatural thantomakethesehighlights thefocusofpresent information activities. Therecanandevenmustnotbeanyalternative totheeoual, peaceful relations ofStates asenshrined intheCharter. Thefortieth anniversary oftheUnited Nations, aswasstressed bythe Secretary-General oftheUnited Nations before thePreparatory Committee forthe Fortieth Anniversary oftheUnited Nations, "willprovide amuch-needed opportunity togivethepeople oftheworld atruthful account ofwhattheUnited Nations can andcannot do,ofitssuccesses andfailures, ofitsmeansandlimitations, ofits dreams andrealities". Hiexpressed thehopethat"1985willwitness thebeginning ofase~ious educptive efforttofoster world-wide information abouttheUnited Nations andthat Governments, themediaandeducators willplayanimportant partinthisendeavour". Therecanbenodoubtthatinthiscontext theworkofthewholepresssector oftheUnited Nations orientated bythekeyouestionsofourtimewillgainever moreimportance. Headed bytheUnder-Secretary-General, Mr.Yasushi Akashi, the Department ofPublic Information performs asignificant work. WeaILknowhow difficult itcanbetobalance various priorities anddemands within given resources. Thisfactshould obliQe theCommittee aILthemoretofocusinits recommendations ongenuine problems inthepolitical orientation andforpractical measures tobetaken. TheCommittee shouldatthesametimebedninstrument of effective support fortheactivities tobecarried outbytheDeparment. Permit me,onbehalf ofthisCommittee, toexpress ourthanks andappreciation toMr.Akashi andallstaffmembers ofhisDepartment fortheirgreatcommitment. Thisalsoincludes ourrecognition ofthethorough andcomprehensive preparation of thisyear's session oftheCommittee. Asaproverb says: "Den't countyour chickens beforethey're hatched." Yet,lamconfident thatthisCommittee will againhaveaILsupport fromtheUnited Nations Secretariat. -47-i-;.~ ,1"Letustherefore workinthisspirittopreserve theatmosphere ofthis Committee andtoachieve reasonahle results.Theforthcoming weekswillreauire mutualunderstanding, constructive co-operation, patience and,aboveaIl,goodwill. -48-Doesitreallysuffice toappealonceayeartothemediatoreflect United Nations activities inabroader scale? Shouldn't themembers oftheCommittee ratherseekcontinuous dialogue withthosewhotransmit theactivities ofthis Organization andoftheirMemberStates fromthehorse's mouthtotheworld, sometimes evenfasterthandiplomats? 85-24899 1459v(E)Thisiscertainly aquestion ofreciprocity. We,asmembers ofthis Committee, thataregivenbytheGeneral Assembly themandate todiscuss and analyse auestions ofinformation inaIltheiraspects, shouldnothesitate tamake thefirstmovetoco-operation withthecorrespondents. Especially inthefortieth yearofitsfoundation, theUnitedNations' successes andachievements, itsshare insavingtheworldfromwarasweIlasitscontributions tosolving social, economic andhumanitarian problems ofourtime-aIlthismustbeembedded still moredeeplyinthemindsofthepeople. FinallYr permit metorepeat whatwassaidbythefirstChairman ofthe Committee onInformation, Mr.Mestiri ofTunisia, inhisopening speech: "Letus co-ordinate ourefforts andharmonize ouractivities forthecommongood."Today. bothourCommittee andtheCommittee onthePeaceful UsesofOuter Spacestartworking. AisointhatCommittee, asinotherforumstoo,questions of
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement from a committee on information, discussing the importance of truthful and responsible information in promoting peaceful coexistence between nations. It highlights the significance of the United Nations' 40th anniversary and the need for effective communication and information sharing. The text also mentions the Department of Public Information and its role in promoting the United Nations' activities. Given the focus on international communication, information sharing, and the United Nations, it is likely that the category is related to information dissemination and international relations.