50. It was so decided. 51. The CHAIRMAN announced that the delegation of the Soviet Union had proposed the deletion of $433,300 for the transfer of the five posts referred to in paragraph 18.9 of the Advisory Committee's report (A/38/n. 52. Mr. KHALEVINSKY (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) said that his delegation also requested a vote on section 18 as a whole. In view of its well-known position regarding staff increases, it would vote against approval of that section. 53. Mr. EL-SAFTY (Egypt) said that his delegation would vote in favour of the transfer of the five posts and of section 18 as a whole. In its view, all transfers should be considered individually on their merits, bearing in mind the explanations given by the Secretary-General's representatives. 54. The Soviet proposal was rejected by 76 votes to 10, with 4 abstentions. 55. The recommendation of the Advisory Committee for an apPropriation in the amount of $12,219,900 under section 18 for the biennium 1984-1985 was approved in first reading by 82 votes to a. Section 19. United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) 56. Mr. MSELLE (Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions) said that the Acvisory Committee recommended a reduction of $320,400 in the amount of $10,901,900 proposed by the Secretary-General under I ... A/C.5/38,SR.27 English Page 10 (Mr. Mselle) section 19 of the proposed prograJIIl'lle budget. Of that reduction, the sum of $24 7,000 was explained in paragraph 19.7 of the ACABQ report1 it was proposed in view of the vacancy situation, which in 1982 had averaged 23.6 per cent of posts in the Professional and higher categories. The remaining reduction, explained in paragraph 19.12 of the ACABQ report, related to the production of a second edition 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the budget and administrative matters of the United Nations, specifically the transfer of posts and the reduction of funds for a specific program. The mention of a "vacancy situation" and the production of a second edition also suggests that the topic is related to organizational or administrative issues within the UN.

**Category**
International organizations, Employment