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VIII, Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fifth Committee 197 2. The income from staff assessment shall be credited to the Tax Equalization Fund in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955; 3. Direct expenses of the United Nations Postal Administration, services to visitors, catering and related services, television services and the sale of publications, not provided for under the budget appropriations, shall be charged against the income derived from those activities. 32/203. Use of experts and consultants in the United Nations The General Assembly, Recalling its decision of 18 December 197 4, 55 taken at its twenty-ninth session, by which it outlined prin- cipies and guidelines for the use of experts and con- sultants in the United Nations, and its decision of 17 December 197 5, 56 taken at its thirtieth session, in which it reaffirmed the aforesaid principies and guide- lines, which should be implemented promptly, fully and effectively, Recalling f urther its resolution 31 /205 of 22 De- cember 1976, in which it. reaffirmed the decision taken at its twenty-ninth and thirtieth sessions and requested the Secretary-General to subrnit to the General Assem- bly at its thirty-second session, through the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Ques- tions, a report on the implementation of the afore- mentioned decisions, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General,57 Expressing the view that the above-mentioned report does not adequately respond to the requirements of the relevant decisions of the General Assembly and still refl.ects deficiencies in the implementation of the prin- ciples and guidelines on the use of experts and con- sultants, Taking note of the assurances of the Secretary- General that future reports will fully and adequately reflect the existing practice in the use of experts and consultants in the United Nations, l. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session a full and comprehensive report, showing his efforts to eliminate existing deficiencies in the implementation of prin- ciples and guidelines on the use of experts and con- sultants in the United Nations; 2. Requests further that such a report should con- tain detailed comparative data as well as a statement evaluating the status of implementation of the prin- cipies and guidelines set by the General Assembly. 110th plenary meeting 21 December 1977 32/204. Organizational nomenclature in the Secretariat The General Assembly, Emphasizing the need for logical and coherent or- ganizational nomenclature in thc Secretariat in the in- 55 Ofjicial Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 31 (A/9631), pp. 136 and 137, item 73. 56 fbid., Thirtieth Session, Supplement No. 34 (A/10034), p. 145, item 96, para. (t). 57 A/C.5/3217. 110th plenary meeting 21 December 1977 terest of a more rational and functional hierarchical structure, l. Takes note with appreciation of the reports of the Secretary-General58 and of the Advisory Com- mittee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions59 on the question of organizational nomenclature in the Secretariat; 2. Endorses the general direction of reform in nomenclature proposed by the Secretary-General in his report and encourages him to proceed expeditiously with the application of the measures envisaged, taking into account the observations made by the Advisory Committee and the views expressed in the Fifth Com- mittee; 3. W e/comes the intention of the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session on the application of the measures proposed in his report; 4. Decides to consider this question at its thirty- third session on the basis of the report to be submitted by the Secretary-General; 5. Urges intergovernmental bodies to avoid recom- mendations giving particular designations to organiza- tional units or their heads which may not be in con- formity with the nomenclature proposed by the Secretary-General. 110th plenary meeting 21 December 1977 32/205. Arabic language services in the United Nations The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 31/159 of 21 December 1976, in paragraph 18 of which it decided to include Arabic among the official and working languages of the machinery of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, particularly ali sessions of the Conference, the Trade and Development Board and its main committees, Noting that the rules of procedure of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development,60 the Trade and Development Board61 and sorne of its main committees have already been amended accordingly, Recalling that, in section VIII of its resolution 31 /208 of 22 Dccembcr 1976. it approved the organi- zational arrangements proposed by the Secretary-Gen- cral in his report to the General Assembly at its thirty- first session62 with a view to providing an initial target leve! of Arabic language services to the United Nations 5 8 A/C.5/32/17. 50 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-second Session, Supplement No. 8A (A/32/8/ Add.1-30). document A/32/8/ Add.5. 60 TD/63/Rev.l (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.68.I.17) and Amend.1 and 2. 0 1 TD/B/16/Rev.2 (Unite<l Nations publication, Sales No. E.73.II.D.11 and Corr.1 and 2) and Amend.l. 62 A/C.5/31/60 and C'orr.l.

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