text: 58. A second resolution r'ras initiated by Cuba and the German Democratic Republicand also sponsored by Mongolia and Romania. It was adopted as General Assemblyresorution 38rl183 B of 20 December 1983, by a vote of lr0 to 19 (westerncountries), with 15 abstentions (including China) . Substantially, it reiteratedthe contents of resolution 37/78 J adopted by the Assenbly aE its thirty-seventhsession (see para. 43 above). 59. A third resolution, sponsored by a representative group of non-alignedcountries, as well as the Gernan Democratic Republic and Romania, had itscounterpart in General Assernbly resolution 37/78 r of 1982. However, the newresolution (General Assembly resolution 381183 G of 20 December 1983), in additionto requesting again the Conference on Disarmament* to undertake, as a natter of thehighest prioriEy, negotiations on neasures for the prevention of nuclear nar,further reguested it lo establish for that, purpose an ad hoc working group on thesubject at the beginning of its 1984 session. In that conneclion, ArgenEina, inintroducing the draft resolution in the First. Cornmittee of the General Assembly atits thirty-eighth session, expressed concern for the lack of specific achievementby the Committee on Disarmament on that vital issue in the course of I9g3 and madeclear that. the resolution was designed to ensure that the negotiating body wouldcomplete its task as a mat,ter of urgency and priority. General Assembly resolution38,/183 G was adopted by 128 votes to none, with 20 abstent,ions (rrostly westernStates). 60. Reference has also been made to General Assembly resolut,Lon 37/L00 c of 1gg2(see para. 41 above), initiated by India, in which the Assembly reguested theCommittee on Disarmament to undertake, on a priority basis, negotiagions with aview to achieving agreement on an international convenEion prohibiting the use orthreat of use of nuclear weapons under any circumstances, taking as a basis thetext of a draft convent.ion which nas annexed to the resolution. As a foltow-up tothat resolution, the Assembly, in 1983, noting with regret that the Committee onDisarmament had not yet been able to undertake negotiations on the convention,reiterated its reguest in iEs resorution 39/73 G, which was adopted on15 December 1983 by 126 votes to l7 (Western countries) r with 6 abstentions.
analysis: The text appears to be discussing international relations, specifically the United Nations General Assembly's resolutions and actions related to disarmament and nuclear weapons. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is focused on international politics and security.