By other terms of the text, the Council took note of the Secretary-General's letter to the Council, dated 28 July 2008, which reports on the Secretariat's consultations with the parties, based on the following options, which were outlined in his earlier report: (a) a small military observer mission in Ethiopia; (b) a small political and military liaison office in Ethiopia; and (c) a Special Envoy of the Secretary-General based in New York.[1]