itena oh the control and liaitation of documentation (pars. 4) aad requerted the Secretary-General to exemine ways of improving the drafting skill8 of Secretariat official8 rrbo were iavolved with the various phases of preparing final report8 of United Nations bodies (para. 6). 2. -oft- 42. IP the case of the provision from sources outside the Secretariat of material for inclusion in a mingle study or report, the Secretariat would be assisted in its efforts to keep documentation within planned limits if the following procedures were adopted: (a) The i8me, by Orgaa8 '~1 which the request for the report or study originstee. of clear directives as to the desirable form and length of the report or rrtudyt (b) The casting of such requests, wherever appropriate, in the form of queutionnairea, bearing in mind that carefully formulated questions tend to elicit pertinent.replies end that the submission of material on the basis of responses to ret question8 facilitates their incorporation in a ringle document. Thir ruggeation would be without prejudice to the right of such contributor8 to present their anawere to the queatioos raised in whatever form would, in their view, be required in tbeit particular caset (c) & appeal to contributors in each case to endeavour ts keep their contributions within the requeeted limits p/ [resolution 1272 (XIII), para. 31. 43. Ia reoolution 2292 0KII), annex, paragraph (ml, the General Assembly approved tba reconuneadation that replies of Governments rubmitted in reaponee to specific rerolutioor should, uherever possible, be grouped in one compilation or in periodic compiletionr, rather than issued a6 coparate documentr. 44. In administrative iastruction ST/AI/l09/Add.29 dated 5 January 1977, the Secretary-General directed that , unlers the Under-Secretary-General for Conference Services and Special Alrignmentr, in exceptional circumataaces agreed to waive the rulm. doementr originsti#w in the Secretariat for submission to united &&ions 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing administrative procedures and guidelines for the United Nations, specifically regarding the preparation and submission of reports and documents. It mentions the Secretary-General, the Secretariat, and the General Assembly, which suggests that it is related to the internal workings of the organization. The text does not seem to be focused on a specific sector or field, such as economic development or health, but rather on the process of creating and managing documentation.

**Category**
Administration, International Relations