text: tbe international cotmun lty to give every posslble Eupport to the corporatlon' A/ 40 /644 Enq Il sh Page l0 TTIAI LAND [Origlnal: Eng 1i sh I [8 March 1985l 1. The Proposed establlshnent of the lnternational financlal corporation is,in Principre, acceptable to the Thai Governnent, even though Thalrand is notcrassified, accord ing to the united Nations desertrfrcatlon map, as an arrd orseni-arld area which is entitled to receive financiar assistance fron uNEp. 2. Thailand is not, at present, in a posltlon to render any financialassistance in suPport of the non-comrnerctal alese rt if icat lon neasurea of the saidcorporation, due to the fact that rhalrand has aleo to conbat the probLen artslngfron arld and seni-arid areas ln sone parts of Thallanal itseLf. TOGO [Original: French] [8 l.{arch 1983 | AdditionaL rneasures 1. It would appear tbat the ylelddrawing rights night suit the situatlon.understandlng for this arrangement to qoof the pLanned The developed into effect.indirect llnk countrles r.ri 11rrlth spec ial have to shoe !.{odalities 2. The deve lopedthe basis of an agreedcountri€s nust oncefarget in the form ofagain provlde the necessary means of f lcial developnent asaistance. 3. Togo supports this lnttlatlve on the grounds of! (a) The inportance of tbe atese rt if rcat ion problem in the norrd, krhlch hasvery unfavourable and dangerous conseguences for the economic and soclaldeveloprnent of the countriea concerned. An implacable struggle against thisscourge is therefore called fort (b) The independence of the lnstitutlon, so that lt can better rneet theobjectives to be assigned tso it, through a free and dynanic policy of sebking fundsand intervening rapidly in the fletd. Desirable neasures 4. Anong the neasures proposed, corporation nore room for nanoeuvre:t$o could be conbined in order to allow the A/4O/644 Engllsh Paqe II (a) fhe settlng up of a systen of linited joint guarantees negotlated among
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the establishment of an international financial corporation to address the problem of desertification and land degradation in certain regions, particularly in Thailand and Togo. The corporation seems to be seeking financial support from other countries and international organizations to combat this issue. The text also mentions the importance of independence and flexibility for the corporation to effectively address the problem.