text: 24. Al1 the speeches anal publ-lcations enphastzed the urgent need to holdconstructlve nego!iatlons r.,lth the genuine lnteneion of securing real tneasures tobalt the arns race and achleve disarnanent, and espectally to linit and ultltnatelyelininate nuclear-nissi le weapons. NETI ZEAI,AND [Or i9 inal: Engli6hl [I? JulY 19851 1. United Natlons Day and the openlng of Disarnanent gteek ln 1984 eere rnarked in New Zealand by addresses fron t.he Deputy ttinister of FoEelgn Affairg and the Leaderof the Opposltion at a conmemorative meeting organized by the United NationsAssociation in New Zealand. 2. As in previous years, the New zealand Ministry of Forelgn Affalrs prepared a booklet on dlsarmarnent and arms control to nark Dlgarmanent week. The ain of thebooklet is to disserninate factual infornation about disarnanent and efforts to curbthe arns race. Ttre booklet glves an account of the state of nultitaceral andbilaterar disarnanent negotiations and also gives Net zealand perspective on majorA/40/552 Engl i sh Page 18 disarmarnent issues, The booklet is available free of charge from Ehe Mlnistry of Foreign Affairs. Copies of the booklet are disEributed !o Mentrers of Parliament, the neus media. public libraries, non-governmen ta L organizations and mernbers of Lhe public. A copy of the booklet is altached. 3,/ UKRAINTAN SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC for ig inal : Russianl ll3 MaY 19851 l. In accordance L,ith the decision taken by the United NaEions General Assenbly ac its first special session devoted to disarnanent, Disarmanent week is celebrated every year in Ehe Ukraioian sSR frorn 24 co 3l October. In 1984, this evenc tas held during the period oE commemorat ion of an important date in Che life of the Ukrainian people - the fortieth anniversary of the liberation of the Ukrainian SSR from lhe Gernan Fascist inuaders - and also at the tine of praparations Eo
analysis: The text appears to be a report on a government's efforts to promote disarmament and arms control. It mentions the United Nations, disarmament negotiations, and the publication of a booklet on the topic. The language used is formal and official, suggesting that the text is related to international diplomacy and government policies.