methodological approach hadbeenemployed inpreparing thereportbeforethe Committee. 491.Concerning theissueofpriorities between themandates givenbydifferent intergovernmental bodies, manydelegations reaffirmed theposition statedduring theconsideration ofthetriennial reviewofthemanufactures programme thatthere should benohierarchy ofmandates andthattherecommendations ofCPC,asendorsed bytheEconomic andSocialCouncil andtheGeneral Assembly, shouldbefully implemented.490.TheCommittee1s discussion focused on(a)general comments regarding the reportunderconsideration, (b)themethodology employed inthetriennial review and(c)theconclusions andrecommendations ofthereview. Itwasnotedthatthe reportwaspresented inasystematic andconcise form. 494.Withregardtothescopeofthetriennial teview, onedelegation statedthat thereporthadbeenprepared inaccordance withthemandate givenbyCPCtoexamine493.Somedelegations questioned theappropriateness oftheexamples citedin paragraph 70aspossible waysoftransmitting therecommendations ofCPCstemming fromevaluation reports tootherintergovernmental bodies. Reservations werealso expressed concerning astatement inthesameparagraph ontheneedforcriteria or targetpointsforassessing thedesired degreeofimplementation ofaparticular recommendation.492.Somedelegations expressed theirregretthattheevaluation stUdySUbmitted to CPCin1979andtheresulting recommendations madebyCPChadnotbeenformally submitted totheCommission onTransnational Corporations andstressed that,in future, therecommendations ofCPCshouldbeofficially transmitted tothe appropriate intergovernmental bodies. Onedelegation statedthattherewasnoneed forCPCtorequest that i~srecommendations shouldbeformally transmitted tothose bodies, sincetherecommendations wereendorsed bytheEconomic andSocialCouncil andsubsequently bytheGeneral Assembly, theyshouldbetransmitted automatically bytheSecretariat totheSecretariat unitsandtheintergovernmental bodies concerned. /r ltheimplementation ofitsrecommendations onthetransnational corporations programme, andwithinthatframework, itwasagoodreport. However, consi~ering thatatthetimeoftheevaluation thecentrehadbeeninexistence foronly threeyears,thefindings andrecommendations oftheevaluation, andconsequently ofCPC,wereinevitably limited. Asaresult, byfocusing ontheimplementation of therecommendations madesixyearsago,thereviewdidnotpresent ideasaboutthe centre's activities inimplementing themedium-term planfortheperiod1984-1989. Thatdelegation believed thatfuturetriennial reviews shouldtakeintoaccount activities underthecurrent medium-term planandprogramme budget. Theviewwas alsoexpressed bYanother delegation thattriennial reviews shouldbemore independent andrelylessontheviewsoftheSecretariat unitsresponsible for carrying outtheprogrammes thathadbeenevaluated. 495.Theviewwasexpressed thattherewasaneedforclarifying themethodology of triennial reviews. TheCommittee, therefore, decided tohaveathorough discussion ofthemethodology offuturetriennial reviewsafterithadexamined thetriennial reviewofthemineral resources programme (E/AC.51/1985/9). 496.Withrespect tothemandate ofthejointunits,onedelegation observed that theinformation contained inparagraphs 53,56,57and61andtable3indicated serious discrepancies between theviewsofthecentreandthoseofthejoint units.Itwasalsosuggested thatrelations between theCentreandthejointunits shouldbeimproved sothatpartoftheworkscheduled tobecarried outby consultants couldbeundertaken bythejointunits,thereby saving re~ources. 497.Regarding thefeedback systemfor t~ecentre's research programme, itwas suggested thattheSecretary-General shouldperiodically sendofficial letters to MemberStates, reqJesting themtoevaluate thecentre's research programme. 498.Inresponse tocertain pointsraisedinthediscussion, theExecutive Director re-emphasized thatthecentrehadtakenserious measures toimplement allofthe Committee's recommendations addressed directly totheCentrewithout waiting for theCommission toreviewthoserecommendations. Withregardtoafeedback system fortheCentre's research programme, hestatedthatagoodnumberoftheCentre's research reports hadbeenutilized asinputsintoitstechnical co-operation programme, which,inhisview,hadbeenSUbjected tooneofthemostrigorous evaluations undertaken intheUnited,Nations. Someoftheresearch outputs, therefore, hadalready beenevaluated. Herecognized, however, theneedto establish amoresystematic andcomprehensive feedback systemforthecentre's research programme andinformed thgCommittee thatafeasibility studyonthat
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the evaluation of a program related to international corporations and their activities, with a focus on the implementation of recommendations and the methodology of triennial reviews. It also touches on the relationship between the centre and joint units, as well as the feedback system for the centre's research programme. The topics seem to be related to economic development, international cooperation, and organizational management.

**Category**
Economic development, Industry