text: UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/40/ 4s3/Add.4 23 October 1985 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Fortieth session Agenda item 136 CONSIDERATION OF EFFECTIVE II'IEASURES TO ENHANCE THE PROTECTION, SECURITY AND SAFETY OF DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR IT,IISSIONS AND REPRESENTATIVES Report of the Secretarv-GeneraI Addendum CONTENTS page REPORTS AND VIE[']S RECEIVED FROM STATES .. . 2 A. Reports received from States pursuant to paragraph 8 of General Assembly resolution 39/83 Note verbale from the Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General 2 85-29203 2088d (E)A/ 40/ 453 / Add. 4 English Page 2 REPORTS AND VIEWS RECEIVED FROII,I STATES A. Reports received from States pursuant to paraqraph 8 of General Assembly resolution 39,/83 Note verbale from the Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General lOrig inal: Eng lishl ll4 October 1985I The Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations ... has the honour to report as follows: In the early hours of wednesday, 25 Septenber 1985, a security guard on duty in a buitding close to the Permanent Mission of Ghana reported to a security guard of the Permanent t4ission of Ghana that an unidentified caucasian male passer-by had smashed the glass of the front left side window of the official car of the Permanent Representative of Ghana which was parked in front of the Ghana Mission at 47th Street. A stone, apparently used to break the glass, was found in the car. The incident was promptly reported by the Mission to the city police. This deplorable act of vandalism, which caused unnecessary inconvenience to the Permanent Representative, constitutes a breach of the principles and rules of international Iaw governing diplomati.c missions by the host country. The incident is also disconcerting when viewed against the increasing number of acts of
analysis: The text appears to be a report from the Secretary-General of the United Nations, discussing an incident of vandalism against the Permanent Mission of Ghana to the UN. The incident is reported to the UN General Assembly as part of an agenda item related to the protection, security, and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives. Given the context, it seems likely that the category is related to international relations or diplomacy.