text: Part II. Other matters considered by the Security Council PROVISIONAL RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL27 JVorking languages of the Security Council Resolution 263 (1969) of 24, January 1969 The Security Council, Having considered the notes verbales of the Perma­ nent Mission of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to the United Nations (S/8967)?8 and of the Per­ manent Mission of Spain to the United Nations (S/ 8968) ,28 Taking into account General Assembly resolution 2479 (XXIll) of 21 December 1968, which pointed out that the use of several languages by the United Nations could constitute an enrichment and a means of attaining the objectives of the Charter of the United Nations and that the General Assembly considers it desirable to include Russian and Spanish among the working languages of the Security Council, Decides to include Russian and Spanish among the working languages of the Security Council and, in this connexion, to amend rules 41, 42, 43 and 44 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council, in accordance with the annex to the present resolution. ANNEX Revis<'<I h'xt of ruJ<'s 41, 42, 43 an<l 44 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council Rule 41 Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish shall be the official languages of the Security Council, and English, French, Russian and Spanish the working languages. Rule 42 Speeches made in one of the working languages shall be interpreted into the other working languages. 21 Resolutions or decisions on this question were also adopted in 1946, 1947 and 1950. 28 See Official Records of the Security Council, Twenty­ fourth Year, Supplement for January, February and March 1969. 11 Rllle 43 Speeches made in the official languages shall be interpreted into the working languages. Rllle 44 
analysis: This text appears to be a resolution or decision made by the Security Council of the United Nations, discussing the working languages of the Council. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that it is a matter of procedural or administrative nature. There is no mention of specific economic, environmental, or social issues, which suggests that this text does not fall under any of the categories related to those topics.