A/RES/878(IX) GA

General Assembly - Ninth Se1Sion portion of the contributions of Member States for the financial year 1955 in currencies other than United States dollars ; 4. That States which are not :Members of the United Nations but which particip,1ti' 111 c ·rt1in of its organs or activities shall be c.1llcd 1:C>Oi1 to contribute towards the expenses of suer o•gz.r,/ or :1c:iviti~s on the basis of the followi11~ r le' · C01mtry Albania . Austria . . . ....................... . IJulg:Fia . : . . ....................... . Ca1nbodia ........................... . Ceylon .............................. . Finland ............................. . Germany, Federal Republic of ....... . Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan ..... . Hungary ............................. . Ireland ............................. . Italy ................................ . Japan ............................... . Korea, Republic of ................. . Laos ................................ . Liechtenstein ........................ . Monaco ............................. . Nepal ............................... . Portugal ........................•.... Romania ............................ . San Marino ......................... . Switzerland ......................... . Viet-Nam ........................... . Per cent 0.04 0.36 0.17 0.04 0.13 0.42 4.35 0.04 0.50 0.25 2.22 2.00 0.12 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.27 0.58 0.04 1.26 0.17 5. That Ja pan, the Principality of Liechtenstein, San Marino and Switzerland, which are Parties to the Statute of the International Court of Justice, shall be called upon to contribute towards the expenses of the Court for 1955 on the basis of the percentage rates given in paragraph 4 above; 6. That San Marino, which became a Party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice on 18 February 1954, shall be called upon to contribute 0.04 per cent applied to the· expenses of the Court for 1954; and that Japan, which became a Party on 2 April 1954, shall be called upon to contribute three- quarters of the assessment of 2 per cent applied to the expenses of the Court for 1954; 7. That the following non-member States, which are signatories of international instruments relating to narcotic drugs, shall be called upon to contribute to- wards the annual expenses resulting from obligations placed on the United Nations by such instruments, commencing with the year 1954, on the basis of the percentage rates given in paragraph 4 above: Albania Ireland Austria Italy Bulgaria Ja pan Cambodia Laos Ceylon Liechtenstein Finland Monaco Germany, Federal Re- Portugal public of Romania Hashemite Kingdom of San Marino the Jordan Switzerland Hungary Viet-Nam 8. That the following non-member States which under Economic and Social Council resolution 517 (XVII) have become members of the Economic Com- mission for Asia and the Far East or the Economic Commission for Europe : Japan, with respect to ECAFE, on 24 June 1954, Cambodia, with respect to ECAFE, on 20 August 1954, Viet-Nam, with respect to ECAFE, on 23 August 1954, Italy, with respect to ECE, on 19 July 1954, shall be called upon to contribute towards the 1955 expenses of the respective economic commission on the basis of the percentage rates given in paragraph 4 above, and that for the year 1954 they shall be called upon to contribute 50 per cent of that rate applied to the expenses for 1954; 9. That, if any of the other countries mentioned in Economic and Social Council resolution 517 (XVII) as eligible for membership in the regional economic commissions should become members in the course of the year, they should be called upon to contribute an amount calculated, as from the quarter in which membership becomes effective, on the basis of the rate given in paragraph 4 above; 10. That, if any non-member States should be- come Parties to the Convention on the Declaration of Death of Missing Persons during 1954, they should be assessed retroactively in respect of the 1954 ex- penses of the International Bureau for Declarations of Death in accordance with General Assembly resolu- tion 493 (V) of 16 November 1950. 504th plenary meeting, 4 December 1954. 877 (IX). Headquarters of the United Nations The General Assembly 1. Takes note of the report12 of the Secretary-Gen- eral on the Headquarters of the United Nations; 2. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its tenth session a further report on the construction of the Headquarters. 504th plenary mectinq, 4 December 1954. 878 (IX). Translation of some official documents of the General AHembly into the Arabic lan- guage in accordance with rule 59 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly The General Assembly, I laving considered the question of translation of some official doet1ments of the General Assembly into the Arabic language in accordance with rule 59 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, 1. Decides that, pursuant to rule 59 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, documents of the Assembly, its committees and sub-committees shall be published in the Arabic language, together with any other report of the other organs of the United Nations dealing with either specific or general prob- lems of interest to the areas where Arabic is spoken, provided that the volume of publications issued within ;my twelve-month period shall not exceed a total of 4,000 pages of English text; 12 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Ninth Ses- sion, Annexes, agenda item 40, document A/2778. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fifth Committee S9 2. Authorizes the Secretary-General to include in the budget estimates of the United Nations the neces- sary provision to give effect to this decision and to ensure that the translation of the texts into Arabic 8hall conform with the established practices for United Nations documentation. 504th plenary meeting, 4 December 1954. 879 (IX). United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East: accounts for the financial year ended 30 June 1954, and report of the Board of Auditors The General Assembly l. Accepts the accounts of the United Nations Re- lief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East for the financial year ended 30 June 1954, and the certificate of the Board of Auditors ;13 2. Takes note of the observations1·1 of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Ques- 1s Ibid., Supplement No. 6. 14 Ibid., Annexes, agenda item 36, document A/2800. tions as set forth in its twentieth report to the ninth session of the General Assembly. 504th plenary meeting, 4 December 1954. 880 (IX). United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency: financial report and accounts for the financial year ended 30 June 1954, and report of the Board of Auditors The General Assembly 1. Accepts the financial report and accounts of the United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency for the financial year ended 30 June 1954, and the cer- tificate of the Board of Auditors ;15 2. Takes note of the observations16 of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Ques- tions as set forth in its twenty-first report to the ninth session of the General Assembly. 504th plenary meeting, 4 December 1954. 15 Ibid., Supplement No. 6C, and document A/2757 / Add.l. 18 Ibid., Annexes, agenda item 36, document A/2801. See next page for Resolution 881 (IX)

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