General and the Office were showing some understanding for its concern, his country still encountered artificially created difficulties in the employment of its specialists in the Secretariat. In one specific instance, despite his delegation's efforts, a highly qualified Ukrainian specialist, named Starchik, had not been appointed to the Electronic Data Processing and Information Systems Division through the fault of the leadership of the Division. The specialist was now working in Geneva and, according to his reports, was doing excellent work. I ... A/C. 5/38/SR.4 7 English Page 3 (Mr. Khiznyak, USSR) 4. In order to solve such problems, the Secretariat should stop recruiting nationals from over-represented countries, ensure that all unrepresented and under-represented countries were brought within their desirable ranges, discontinue the granting of permanent contracts with a view to eliminating them entirely so as to accelerate the appointment of nationals of under-represented countries and strictly implement the decision of the General Assembly with regard to retirement of staff from over-represented countries. The adoption measures would facilitate speedy implementation of the principle of equitable geographical distribution, enhance the effectiveness of the work of the Secretariat and hasten the process of transforming the Secretariat into an organ equal to the requirements of the present stage of the Organization's activities. 5. Mr. SAGRERA (Spain) observed that the documentation before the Committee showed that the Secretariat was firmly convinced that the principle of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity laid down in the Charter was not only fully compatible with the necessity of recruiting staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible but even inseparably linked with that necessity. The establishment the preceding year of a special working group on staff-management relations had marked a great step forward in that area and the various reforms proposed relating to the introduction of part-time employment, the abolition of 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the issues related to the recruitment and employment of staff in an international organization, specifically the Secretariat. The text mentions the need for equitable geographical distribution, staff management relations, and retirement of staff from over-represented countries. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is from a meeting or report of a United Nations committee. Given the context and language, it is likely that the text is discussing employment-related issues in an international organization.

**Category**
Employment, International relations