A/RES/40/254 GA
Unforeseen and extraordinary expenses for the biennium 1986-1987 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
40
Session
139
Yes
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| Draft symbol | A/RES/40/254 |
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| Adopted symbol | A/RES/40/254 |
| Category | ORGANIZATIONAL QUESTIONS |
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| UN Document | A/RES/40/254 ↗ |
Vote Recorded Vote — A/40/PV.122
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Afghanistan
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Algeria
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Angola
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Argentina
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Australia
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Austria
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Bahamas
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Bahrain
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Bangladesh
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Barbados
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Belgium
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Belize
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Benin
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Bhutan
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Plurinational State of Bolivia
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Botswana
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Brazil
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Brunei Darussalam
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Burkina Faso
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Myanmar
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Burundi
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Cameroon
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Canada
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Cabo Verde
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Central African Republic
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Chad
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Chile
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China
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Colombia
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Congo
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Costa Rica
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Cuba
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Cyprus
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Cambodia
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Democratic Yemen
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Denmark
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Djibouti
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Dominican Republic
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Ecuador
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Egypt
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El Salvador
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Equatorial Guinea
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Fiji
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Finland
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France
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Gabon
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Gambia
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Germany
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Ghana
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Greece
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Guatemala
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Guinea
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Guinea-Bissau
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Guyana
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Haiti
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Honduras
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Iceland
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India
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Indonesia
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Islamic Republic of Iran
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Iraq
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Ireland
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Israel
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Italy
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Côte d'Ivoire
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Jamaica
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Japan
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Jordan
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Kenya
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Kuwait
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Lebanon
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Lesotho
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Liberia
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Libya
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Luxembourg
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Madagascar
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Malawi
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Malaysia
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Maldives
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Mali
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Malta
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Mauritania
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Mauritius
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Mexico
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Morocco
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Mozambique
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Nepal
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Netherlands
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New Zealand
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Nicaragua
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Niger
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Nigeria
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Norway
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Oman
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Pakistan
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Panama
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Papua New Guinea
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Paraguay
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Peru
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Philippines
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Portugal
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Qatar
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Romania
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Rwanda
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Samoa
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Sao Tome and Principe
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Saudi Arabia
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Senegal
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Sierra Leone
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Singapore
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Solomon Islands
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Somalia
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Spain
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Sri Lanka
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Sudan
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Suriname
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Eswatini
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Sweden
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Syrian Arab Republic
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Thailand
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Togo
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Tunisia
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Türkiye
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Uganda
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United Arab Emirates
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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United Republic of Tanzania
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United States of America
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Uruguay
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Vanuatu
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Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
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Yemen
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Yugoslavia
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe
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General Assembly-Fortietb Sesslon
graph 6 of resolution A above, shall be credited to income section 2 (General income) in
1987.
e
122nd p/enary meeting
18 December 1985
FINANCING OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE YEAR 1986
The General Assembly
Reso/ves that for the year 1986:
1.
Budget appropriations totalling SUS 860,098,850, consisting of SUS
831,670,750, being one half of the appropriations approved for the biennium 1986-
1987 under paragraph 1 of resolution A above, and S24 million for 1986 only under
paragraph 6 of resolution A above, together with revised income other than statf assess-
ment for 1984-1985 decreased by SUS 8,025,300,ss revised appropriations for 1984-
1985 decreased by SUS 2,597,200,s9 and the reimbursement ofSUS l million being the
commitment entered upon in 1984 under the ternlS of resolution 38/226 A, paragraph
6, of 20 December 1983, shall be financed in accordance with regulations 5.1 and 5.2 of
the Financia) Regulations of the United Nations as follows:
(a) Sl8,990,050 being half of the estimated income, other than statf assessment
and the income from the repayment of the loan to the United Nations Industrial Devel-
opment Organization, approved for the biennium 1986-1987 under resolution B above;
(b) S84 l, 108,800 being the assessment on Member States in accordance with
General Assembly resolution 40/248 of 18 December 1985 on the scale of assessments
for the years 1986, 1987 and 1988;
2. There shall be set off against the assessment on Member States, in accordance
with the provisions ofGeneral Assembly resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955, their
respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund in the total amount of SUS 140,674,450
consisting of:
(a) $139,742,750 being half of the estimated income from statf assessment
approved for the biennium 1986-1987 under resolution B above;
(b) $931,700 being the increase in the revised income from statf assessment for the
bicnnium 1984-1985.58
122nd p/enary meeting
18 December 1985
40/254. Unforeseen and extraordinary expenses for
the biennium 1986-1987
experts (Statute, Article 50), not exceeding a total
of S75,000;
The General Assembly
1. Authorizes the Secretary-General, with the prior
concurrence of the Advisory Committee on Administra-
tive and Budgetary Questions and subject to the Financia)
Regulations of the United Nations and the provisions of
paragraph 3 below, to enter into commitments in the bien-
nium 1986-1987 to meet unforeseen and extraordinary
expenses arising either during or subsequent to that bien-
nium, provided that the concurrence of the Advisory
Committee shall not be necessary for:
(a) Such commitments, not exceeding a total of SUS 2
million in any one year of thc biennium 1986-1987, as the
Secretary-General certifies relate to the maintenance of
peace and security;
(b) Such commitments as the President ofthe Intema-
tional Court of Justice certifies relate to expenses occa-
sioned by:
(i) The designation of ad hoc judges (Statute of the
Court, Artick
~ l ), not exceeding a total of
$250,000;
(ii) The appointment of assessors (Statute, Article 30),
or ~he , 11ling of witnesses and the appointment of
58 See resolu11on 411 ; 19 B
(iii) The holding of sessions of the Court away from
The Hague (Statute, Article 22), not exceeding a
total of S l 00,000;
(e) Such commitments, in an amount not exceeding
S300,000, in the biennium 1986-1987, as the Secretary-
General certifies are required for interorganizational secu-
rity measures pursuant to General Assembly resolution
36/235, section IV, of 18 December 1981;
2.
Reso/ves that the Secretary-General shall report to
the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budget-
ary Questions and to the General Assembly at its forty-
first and forty-second sessions ali commitments made
under the provisions of the present resolution, together
with the circumstances relating thereto, and shall submit
supplementary estimates to the Assembly in respect of
such commitments;
3.
Decides that if, as a result of a decision of the Secu-
rity Council, commitments relating to the maintenance of
peace and security should arise in an estimated total
exceeding S l O million either before the forty-first session
or between the forty-first and forty-second sessions of the
General Assembly, a special session ofthe Assembly shall
59 See resolution 40 239 A
VIII. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fifth Committee
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be convened by the Secretary-General to consider the
matter.
122nd plenary meeting
18 December 1985
40/255. Working Capital Fund for the biennium
1986-1987
The General Assembly
Reso/ves that:
l. The Working Capital Fund shall be established for
the biennium 1986-1987 in the amount of $US 100 mil-
lion;
2. Member States shall make advances to the Working
Capital Fund in accordance with the scale adopted by the
General Assembly for contributions of Member States to
the budget for the year 1986;
3. There shall be set off against this allocation of
advances:
(a) Credits to Member States resulting from transfers
made in 1959 and 1960 from surplus account to the Work-
ing Capital Fund in an adjusted amount of $1,025,092;
(b) Cash advances paid by Member States to the
Working Capital Fund for the biennium 1984-1985 under
General Assembly resolution 38/238 of 20 December
1983;
4. Should the credits and advances paid by any Mem-
ber State to the Working Capital Fund for the biennium
1984-1985 exceed the amount of that Member State's
advance under the provisions of paragraph 2 above, the
excess shall be set off against the amount of the contribu-
tions payable by the Member State in respect of the bien-
nium 1986-1987;
5. The Secretary-General is authorized to advance
from the Working Capital Fund:
(a) Such sums as may be necessary to fmance budget-
ary appropriations pending the receipt of contributions;
sums so advanced shall be reimbursed as soon as receipts
from contributions are available for the purpose;
(b) Such sums as may be necessary to fmance commit-
ments which may be duly authorized under the provisions
of the resolutions adopted by the General Assembly, in
particular resolution 40/254 of 18 December 1985 relating
to unforeseen and extraordinary expenses; the Secretary-
General shall make provision in the budget estimates for
reimbursing the Working Capital Fund;
(e) Such sums as, together with net sums outstanding
for the same purpose, do not exceed $200,000, to continue
the revolving fund to finance miscellaneous self-liquidat-
ing purchases and activities; advances in excess ofthe total
of $200,000 may be made with the prior concurrence of
the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budget-
ary Questions;
(d) With the prior concurrence of the Advisory Com-
mittee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, such
sums as may be required to finance payments of advance
insurance premiums where the period of insurance extends
beyond the end of the biennium in which payment is
made; the Secretary-General shall make provision in the
budget estimates of each biennium, during the life of the
related policies, to cover the charges applicable to each
biennium;
60 NC.5/38/27.
61 Resolutions 38/234, sect XVII, and ~9-236. sert. V
(e) Such sums as may be necessary to enable the Tax
Equalization Fund to meet current commitments pending
the accumulation of credits; such ad vanees shall be repaid
as soon as credits are a vailable in the Tax Equalization
Fund;
6.
Should the provision in paragraph I above prove
inadequate to meet the purposes normally related to the
Working Capital Fund, the Secretary-General is author-
ized to utilize, in the biennium 1986-1987, cash from spe-
cial funds and accounts in his custody, under the condi-
tions approved in General Assembly resolution 1341
(XIII) of 13 December 1958, or the proceeds of loans
authorized by the Assembly.
122nd plenary meeting
18 December 1985
40/256. Conditions of service and compensation for
officials, otber than Secretariat officials,
serving tbe General Assembly
The General Assembl:r.
Recalling its resolution 35/221 of 17 December 1980 on
the conditions of service and compensation for officials,
other than Secretariat officials. serving the General Assem-
bly.
Having considered those aspects ofthe report ofthe Sec-
retary-GeneraJ60 on which action was deferred by the Gen-
eral Assembly at its thirty-eighth and thirty-ninth ses-
sions61 and the related report of the Advisory Committee
on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,62
Ajfirming the principlr that the conditions of service for
the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the lntemational
Civil Service Commission and for the Chairman of the
Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary
Questions shall be separate and distinct from those of offi-
cials of the Secretariat of the United Nations,
1.
Decides that the annual compensation of the two
foil-time members ofthe International Civil Service Com-
mission and of the Chairman of the Advisory Committee
on Administrative and Budgetary Questions shall remain
at its current level, i.e., $82,056 with an additional allow-
ance of $5,000 for the Chairman of the Commission and
the Chairman of the Advisory Committee;
2.
Approves the recommendation of the Advisory
Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions in
paragraph 11 of its report6~ with regard to the Chairman
and Vice-Chairman of the Intemational Civil Service
Commission and the Chairman of the Advisory Commit-
tee and decides that the other conditions of service for
these officials shall remain unchanged;
3.
Decides that the compensation and other conditions
of service of the foil-time members of the Intemational
Civil Service Commiss1on and of the Chairman of the
Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary
Questions shall next be reviewed at the forty-fifth session
of the General Assembly and that, pending such review,
the annual compensation shall be adjusted in accordance
with the procedure approved in General Assembly resolu-
tíon J5i22 L paragraph i
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18 December /985
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