4,theGeneral CommitteedrawstheAssembly's attention totwoGeneral Assembly resolutions andonedecision relevant tothatobservance. Inparagraph 4,theGeneral Committee recommends thattheAssembly consider therecommendations contained inthefirstpartofthereportofthepreparatory Committea forthefortieth anniver~~ry oftheUnitedNations concurrently withthe firstreportoftheGeneral Committee. MayItakeitthattheAssembly approves thatrecommendation? Itwassodecided. ThePRESIDENT (interpretation fromSpanish): Weshalltherefore consider thoseaspects ofthereportofthePreparatory Committee, whichhaveabearing on theorganization ofthesession, whenwehavecompleted ourconsideration ofthe reportoftheGeneral Coa~ittee.JSM/jh A/40/PV.3 8 (Thepresident) Regarding theschedule ofmeeti~gs referred toinparagraphs 5,6,7and8, theGeneral Committee drawstheGeneral Assembly's attention toparagraph 3ofits decision 34/401. Inthisconnection, IshouldliketoremindtheAssembly that rules67and108oftherulesofprocedure provide thatthePresident ofthe General Assembly maydeclare ameeting openandpermitthedebatetoproceed when atleastonethirdofthemembers arepresent, andtheChairman ofaMainCommittee maydeclare ameeting openandpermitthedebatetoproceed whenatleastone qUi?",ter ofthemembers arepresent. Inparagraph 6,theGeneral Committee recommends thatduringtheperiodoftheGeneral Debate, morning plenary meetings shouldbeginat10a.m.insteadof10.30a.m.Inparagraph 7,theGeneral Committee recommends thatduringthecommemorative proceedings ofthefortieth anniversary between 14and24October, morning plenary meetings shouldalsobegin at10a.m.insteadof10.30a.m.andinparagraph 8,itrecommends totheGeneral Assembly thatdelegations shouldbereminded oftheimportance ofpunctuality in theinterest ofensuring aneffective andorderly organization ofworkand achieving economies fortheUnitedNations. MayItakeitthenthattheAssembly approves therecommendations? Itwassodecided. ThePRESIDENT (interpretation fromSpanish): Iwouldliketoassurethe Assembly thatIshallbeinthechairpunctually atthescheduled timeandIurge thechairmen oftheMainCommittees todothesame.Itisessential thatatleast onememberofeachdelegation bepresentatthescheduled timeinordertoavoid theproblem ofquorum. Isincerely hopethatalldelegations willmakeaspecial efforttoco-operate inthisregard. Weturnnowtoparagraphs 9and10,concerning theGeneral Debate. MayItake itthattheGeneral Assembly approves therecommendations contained inparagraph 91 Itwassodecided.JSM/jh A/40/PV.3 9-10 ThePRESIDENT (interp~etation fromSpanish) :Inviewoftheverylarge numberofspeakers alrea~y inscribed, Ishallurgerepresentatives totakethe floorintheorderinwhichtheyappearonthelist.Thosewhoareunabletospeak atthescheduled timewillbeputattheendofthelistforthatday. Inparagraph 10,theGeneral Committee drawstheGeneral Assembly's attention tothedecision ·takenbytheAssezDbly 4tthethirdplenary meeting ofits thirty-ninth session, heldonPriday, 21september 1984,namelythatthepractice ofexpressing congratulations intheGeneral Assembly hallafteraspeechhadbeen delivered wasprohibited. MayItakeitthattheAssembly wishestodecidethatthisprovision also applies duringthefortieth session? Itwassodecided.-------------------~---~~-~~- AUII/ap A/40/PV.,3 11 ThePRESIDENT (interpretation fromSpanish) :Regarding theexplanations ofvote,referred toinparagraph 11,theGeneral Committee drawstheGeneral Assembly's attention toparagraph 7ofitsdecision 34/401. Paragraph 12dealswiththeclosing dateofthesession andparagraph 13with therecordsoftheMainCommittees. Itakeitthatthoserecommendations areapproved bytheGeneral Assembly. Itwassodecided. ThePRESIDENT (interpretation fromSpanish): Inparagraph 14,the General Committee drawstheGeneral Assembly's attention toparagraphs 18and19of itsdecision 34/401concerning theelection oftheChairmen oftheMain Committees. MayIexpress thehopethattheseprovisions willbefullyimplemented tofacilitate theorganization ofworkoffuturesessions oftheGeneral Assembly. TheGeneral Committee alsodrawstheGeneral Assembly's attention to paragraph 17ofitsdecision 34/401, 'whichisreproduced inparagraph 15, concerning concluding statements intheGeneral Assembly anditsMainCommittees. Paragraphs 16and17refertoquestions related totheprogral'lllle budget. In thisconnection, theGeneral Committee drawstheGeneral Assembly's attention first
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