text: Unlttd Natlo1U GENERAL ASSEMBLY FORTIETH SESSION 0/fltlal R«ords* • t ... ~ • . '-I ........... ·.: VERBATIM RECORD OF THE 11th MEETING Chairman: Mr. ALATAS (Indonesia) CONTENTS GENERAL DEBATE ON ALL DISARMAMENT ITEMS (continued) Statements were.made by: Mr. Alzamora (Peru) Mr. Pham Ngac (Viet-Nam) Mr. Cromartie (United Kingdom) Mr. Gyi (Burma) Mr. Lautenschlager (Federal Republic of Germany) Mr. Franceschi (Italy) Mr. Kostov (Bulgaria) •n.;, ,_d;. ....,,ie\, 10 &Urtc~iool . CorriiCI'-.._.. w-_., 1111 ..._..,..,,_..,.,..,..,. ~'iool ~ w~•-i•-_.-',.,-...a/,..,..., .. ,.,~~~ ewer.,.., omcw ._. e.~~~~~~a ...a.. ~ CX.'P~. 2 Ullilecl N.liool& rtua. IIIII ~-Ill 1 _, ollk _,, ~5-63063 4481V (E) FIRST COMMITTEE 11th meeting held on Tuesday, 22 October 1985 at 10:30 a.m. New York Distr. GENERAL A./C.l/40/PV • 11 22 October 1985 ENGLISH »1/TEC A/C.l/40/PV.ll 2 The meeting was called to order at 10.50 a.m. AGENDA ITEMS 48 TO 59 AND 145 (continued) GENERAL DEBATE Mr. ALZAMORA (Peru) (interpretation from Spanish): Mr. Chairman, may I say how pleased my delegation is at your election to the chairmanship of this Committee. We also wish to congratulate the other officers of the Committee. We are certain that your extensive knowledge and well earned prestige as a skilful and perservering diplomat will decisively contribute to concrete results in the First Committee, which is called upon to set forth the bases for a world of peace and prosperity for all. In its 40 years of existence, the United Nations has witnessed a proliferatio n of armed conflicts in peripheral areas which has cast doubt as to the effectivene ss of the collective security system that was envisaged by the drafters of the San Francisco Charter. This phenomenon, which is extremely adverse for many third world peoples, is the result of the unprecedented situation created by the 
analysis: The text appears to be a record of a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly's First Committee, discussing disarmament items. The language used suggests a focus on international relations, diplomacy, and security, rather than specific economic, social, or environmental issues. The mention of "collective security system" and "proliferation of armed conflicts" suggests a focus on international security and disarmament.