SERVICE COMMISSION (A/38/30; A/C.5/38/23) 34. Mr. AKWEI (Chairman of the International Civil Service Commission) said that the differences between the Commission's report (A/38/30) and previous reports were that it was shorter and that it included a section and an annex on the implementation and consideration by the organizations of the Commission's recommendations and decisions. It would be noticed that the Commission had made no recommendations on the basis for determining salaries of the Professional and higher categories, the reason being that the General Assembly, in its resolution 37/126, section II, paragraph 4, had requested it to do so at the thirty-ninth session. 35. In section I of its resolution 37/126, the General Assembly had approved the CoJ~ission's recommendations concerning the first phase of the special index for pensioners. He drew attention to the Commission's recommendations (paras. 7-16) for the second phase of the exercise, as defined in paragraph 7, which were based on the examination undertaken by the Advisory Committee on Post Adjustment Questions {ACPAQ). As indicated in paragraph 16, the Commission had noted that a special index for pensioners which would include national taxes on pensions paid by I ... A/C.5/38/SR.28 English Page 7 {Mr. Akwei) retirees from the United Nations system would either result in additional financial implications for the Member States or would further reduce benefits granted to retirees under the Washington formula; the Commission had agreed to maintain the current procedure and had decided in favour of the first of the two proposals in paragraph 15. The Pension FUnd would not be able to use the special index for pensioners, if it was approved, until it had been put in final form, probably in 1984. In the mean time, the continued use of the post adjustment indices would 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the governance and management of the United Nations, specifically the Service Commission's report on salaries and pensions for employees and retirees. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, indicating a focus on administrative and financial matters.

**Category**
Employment, International Affairs