29. The view of my delegation, therefore, is that the proposals in section III of the report provide a workmanlike and effective programme of action. The Chairman of the Committee, the Ambassador of Guinea, in introducing the report [I 712th meeting] analysed these proposals in an admirable manner. I should like for my part to draw attention to what I think are three essential elements. First, there is what one might call publicity for the problem: the bringing to the notice of Governments and of world opinion the considerable discrepancies which emerge from the statistics and the request to Governments to comment on the discrepancies and on the precautions they are taking. Secondly, there is the clear call to Governments to institute the proper checking procedures at the time of arrival of goods; and to back up this request there is, in particular, the proposal for the preparation by the Committee of a manual of guidance. Thirdly, there is the proposal in paragraph 19 for the improvement of the Committee’s own working methods. I share the view of the representative of Kenya [I 714th meeting] that it is right to take stock of the way the Committee has worked; and I believe that the proposal in paragraph 19 for the appointment within the Secretariat of an expert would be the most effective means of helping the Committee to discharge its tasks more satisfactorily. In saying this I in no way wish to criticize the existing secretariat of the Committee-indeed all concerned have done an excellent job. But the fact is that, as I have said, this is a complex business that the Committee has to deal with. When the Committee receives reports, when it receives comments and replies from Governments, my delegation has the feeling that, for lack of expertise, the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a committee's report and its proposals for improving the monitoring and regulation of goods, possibly related to international trade or economic development. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting that it may be a report from a United Nations agency or a similar international organization.

**Category**
International trade, Economic development