text: Committee, inconnexion withitsworkprogramme for1981,stated, interalia,as follows: "Inthesameconnexion, theCommittee tookintoconsideration the provisions ofparagraph 6ofresolution 1654(XVI)andparagraph 3(9)of resolution 2621(XXV),bywhichtheAssembly authorized theCommittee tomeet elsewhere thanatUnitedNations Headquarters whenever andwherever such meetings mightberequired fortheeffective discharge ofitsfunctions. Fbllowing itsconsideration ofthematter, theCommittee, bearing inmindthe constructive results flowing fromtheholding ofmeetings awayfrom Headquarter sinthepast,decided toinformtheAssembly thatitmight consider holding aseriesofmeetings awayfromHeadquarters during 1981and torecommend that,inmakingthenecessary financial provision tocoverthe activities oftheCommittee duringthatyear,theAssembly shouldtakethat possibility intoaccount." ~ 146.Atitsthirty-fifth session, theGeneral Assembly, inparagraph 5ofits resolution 35/119, approved theprogramme ofworkenvisaged bytheSpecial Committee for1981,including thedecision quotedabove. 147.Atitsl184thmeeting, on21January, byadopting thesuggestions putforward bytheChairman relating totheorganization oftheCommittee's work (A/AC.109/L.1385 andCorr.l), theSpecial Committee decided, interalia,totakeup thequestion ofholding aseriesofmeetings awayfromHeadquarters asaseparate itemandtoreferittoitsWorking Groupforconsideration andrecommendations. 121Ibid.,para.167. WIbid.,para•173. -45-I II148.Havingregardtoitsprogramme ofworkfor1982,theSpecial Committee, atits 1200thmeeting, on19August, gavefurther consideration tothequestion ofholding meetings awayfromHeadquarters onthebasisoftherecommendations contained in theeighty-fifth reportofitsWorking Group(A/AC.109/L.1413)•Atthesame meeting, byapproving therecommendations oftheWorking Group,theCommittee decided, interalia,toinclude intheappropriate section ofitsreporttothe General Assembly, first, astatement totheeffectthatitmightconsider holding a seriesofmeetings awayfromHeadquarters during1982,andsecondly, a recommendation that,inmakingthenecessary financial provisions tocoverthe activities oftheCommittee duringthatyear,theGeneral Assembly shouldtakesuch apossibility intoaccount (seepara.180below). 7.Co-operation andparticipation oftheadministering PowersintheworkoftheSpecial Committee 149.Byvirt~eofitsmembership intheSpecial Committee, theGovernment of Australia continued toparticipate actively intheCommittee's consideration ofthe Territoryunderitsadministration, anaccount ofwhichissetoutinchapter XIII ofthepresentreport. 150.Incompliance withtheprovisions oftherelevant resolutions oftheGeneral Assembly, theGovernments ofNewZealand, Ebrtugal, theUnited Kingdom andthe UnitedStatesofAmerica participated intheSpecial Committee's consideration ofTerritories undertheir rf~spective administration, asreflected in 9hapters IX-XXVIII ofthepresent report. 151.Anaccount oftheco-operation extended totheSpecial Committee bythe administering Powerswithrespect tothesendi.ng ofvisiting missions tothe Territories concerned issetoutinchapterIIIofthepresent report. 8.Patternofconferences 152.Atits1~84thmeeting, on21January, byadopting thesuggestions putforward bytheOlairman relating totheorganization oftheCommittee's work (A/AC.109/Lo1385 andCorr.l) theSpecial Committee decided, interalia,totakeup separately anitem'¥ntitled "Pattern ofconferences" andtoreferittoitsWorking Groupforconsideration andrecommendations. 153.Atits1200thmeeting, on19August, theSpecial Committee considered theitem onthebasisoftherecommendations contained intheeighty-fiftll reportofthe Working Group(A/AC.I09/L.1413) 0'!herelevant paragray;ils ofthatreportreadas follows: "9.'IbeWorking Grouphadbeforeitthetextofletters dated 17February 1981(A/AC.172/5l andCorr.l) and5June1981(seeannex) exchanged between theChairman of'theSpecial Committee andtheChairman oftheCommittee onConferences. -46-" c p w n f In st· of pr bi· enc sel "1. ofts .ng a ch"10.'!be Working GroupnotedthatduringtheyeartheSpecial Committee had
analysis: The text appears to be a report on the activities of the Special Committee, which discusses its work programme, meetings, and cooperation with administering powers. The report does not seem to focus on a specific sector or field, but rather on the committee's internal workings and organizational matters.