text: too long from silence, dilatoriness and ambiguity. It is in the interests of all that all the cards should be placed on the table. Discussion cannot be suspended when a question has been clearly put, and that goes for all subjects, without exception. On the other hand, restarting from zero each time is impossible. In each of the important debates which have marked the development of the negotiations, and there has been no shortage of them, resolving the problems, achieving a compromise acceptable to all the parties and in keeping with the general trend of the negotiations, has meant starting from the work already accomplished - especially since the establishment of the "rolling text". That text is, in effect, our memory, with all that that implies: continuity; a single reference framework; the structure, order and status of the texts, but still more perhaps, internal coherence between the various parts of this complex document, a coherence without which the convention would only be a collection of more or less disparate chapters. Thus the inquiring mood which has affected the Committee in recent weeks should be neither dramatized nor underestimated. To our mind, things must be looked at, now and always, from the viewpoint of the completion of the convention, the only one which has any sense for us since the Paris Conference, which imposes on us an obligation of result. It is, indeed, becoming more and more clear that all the major questions now being asked or revived are closely interlinked and cannot, therefore, be resolved by this or that compromise or particular expedient, on a case-by-case basis. They can CD/PV.570 13 (Mr, Morel. France) only be resolved by general intensification of the negotiations, which implies resort to political choices. Far from discouraging us, this analysis of the situation should lead us to the obvious conclusion: the negotiations must now 
analysis: The text appears to be a diplomatic statement or resolution, likely from a United Nations conference or meeting. It discusses the importance of transparency, compromise, and cooperation in negotiations, and mentions the need for a comprehensive approach to resolving complex issues. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is related to international relations or global governance.