E/CN.4/1998/79 page 5 following subjects: implementation of the Programme of Action for the Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination and coordination of related activities; the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and follow-up to his visits; the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; and the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. 7. As regards the Special Rapporteur, the Commission on Human Rights, among other things, took note of his reports (E/CN.4/1997/71 and Add.1 and 2); expressed its full support and appreciation for his work and for its continuation; requested the Special Rapporteur to continue his exchange of views with member States and the relevant mechanisms and treaty bodies within the United Nations system in order to enhance further their effectiveness and mutual cooperation; called upon all Governments, intergovernmental organizations and other relevant organizations of the United Nations system, as well as non-governmental organizations, to supply information to the Special Rapporteur; urged all Governments to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur with a view to enabling him to fulfil his mandate; and requested the Secretary-General to provide the Special Rapporteur, without further delay, with all the necessary assistance and resources to carry out his mandate and enable him to submit an interim report to the General Assembly at its fifty-second session and a comprehensive report to the Commission at its fifty-fourth session. The report was submitted to the General Assembly on 6 November 1997 (A/52/471). B. Decision 1997/125 of 18 April 1997 8. Several delegations of member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) reacted strongly to a passage in the Special Rapporteur's report (E/CN.4/1997/71, para. 27, sect. 3), which they considered as blaspheming the Koran. The Committee then took decision 1997/125 deleting the final sentence of section 3 of paragraph 27 of the report. 9. The Special Rapporteur, when informed of the incident, explained that the passage in question was an extract from a document by the Israeli Government on major trends and manifestations of anti-Semitism throughout the world. 10. As for the reference in the report to anti-Semitism, the Special Rapporteur pointed out that it was the resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights which made a distinction between anti-Semitism and other forms of racial discrimination of which Arabs and Muslims might be the victims. 11. Following various consultations, in particular with the current Chairman of OIC and representatives of the Israeli Government, a corrigendum was published as follows: “Delete the final sentence of section 3 of paragraph 27 of the report E/CN.4/1997/71 ... The rest of the section remains unchanged” (E/CN.4/1997/71/Corr.1, 8 July 1997). Finally, since the discussions had a theological basis, the Special Rapporteur on racism and racial discrimination referred them to the Special Rapporteur on religious intolerance.