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Middle East: Review state of play: UN presence may be

crucial to settlement and set constructive peacekeeping

precedent for future (provided doctrinaire approach is

avoided).

Rhodesia shovs Security Council using its enforcement

powers. Passage on UK policy on sanctions and on Rhodesia

question.

(c) ECOSOC and Specialised Agencies

III

Key issue before us is the Development Decade, and

wise preparations for it. We must avoid lopsided concentra-

tion on economic aspects, to the neglect of social aspects.

Our aim must be progress by general agreement rather than

confrontation on issues where no agreement is possible.

Reference to Pearson and Jackson reports, and a need

for early decisions to be taken on their recommendations.

Need for better organisation and management of UN's

effort: this may mean a restrictive approach to the UN's

assessed budgets in order to encourage the efficient use of

resources and a clearer priority for activities of direct

relevance to the development of member states.

How can we gear our policies in other spheres to support

work of UN?

UN is one, if a highly important, aspect of life and

policy of each of its members. Remarkable how far its influence

has already pervaded other aspects. Each member must resolve to

apply UN purposes and principles throughout range of its

policies, e.g.

Domestic Policies this is where action must be taken to

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