text: already under way and which I hope lrill continue, my Government rnaintains its request for support, comprising two inseparabfe coinPonents, for the Haitian el,ectoral processr observation and verification of this process, on the one hand' and assistance in drawing up electoral security Plans andl observing their impLeneutation, o! the other. It remains uEderstood that in its civifiaD cornPonelt' the operation would be analogous to the Unit.ed Nations Observer Mission for the Verification of the Electoral Process in Nicaragua, and would conPrise: (a) A perrnanent nucleus of some 50 observers *hich would arrive in Haiti prior to voter registration and woulal leave after the eLectionsi (b) Reserve teams at the tine of the electioDs and, if possible, of vote! registration, bringing the total to a ferf, hundred observers' Co-ordination with the Organization of American States is envisageal. In its security component, the operation woulal Provide for:' (a) Assistance to the Co-ordinating CorNnittee to ensure the security of the electionsi (b) observation of the inpl.ementation of securiby Pfans by specialized staff. i'e. by observers, the number of lthom will have to be deterrnined, atith sofid experience in the field of public order. For the Haitian Government, it is clear that these observers, expetts in security matters, nil-.l be in no way corflparable with "Brue l{el'nets" or other peace-keeping forces. Absolute responsibility in this area rests with the Haitian Armed Forces. The mission of these experts is lirnited to assisting the Co-ordinating Comnittee in drawing up security plans and to observing the inPlernentation of neasures provided for there i n.11./44/979 English Page2 ANNEX Letter dated14September 1990fromthePresident oftheProvisional Government ofHaitiaddressed totheSecretary General Ihavethehonour toconfirm thetermsoftherequest madeintheletters dated 23June1990(11./44/965, annex) and9August 1990(11./44/973, annex11) concerning assistance totheHaitian Government inconnection withtheorganization oftheforthcoming general elections. Inaddition totheassistance totheProvisional Electoral Council~ whichis already under wayandwhich Ihopewillcontinue, myGovernment maintains its request forsupport, comprising twoinseparable components, fortheHaitian
analysis: The text appears to be discussing a request for international support for the Haitian electoral process, focusing on the observation and verification of the electoral process, as well as assistance in drawing up and implementing electoral security plans. This suggests that the category is likely related to governance, democracy, or international relations.