were requested they were nearly always granted, so that there was little point to that requirement. Lastly, the Coinmission's report clearly showed that the organizations and staffs of the coinmOn system did not favour the introduction of the United Nations arrangement in all organizations. ICSC had therefore decided to study the question with a view to a common approach, thereby meeting the wishes of the Canadian delegation and of various parties concerned. 38. The support expressed by many delegations for the Commission's work on personnel policy was very encouraging. With reference to the observations of the representatives of the German Democratic Republic and of Trinidad and 'lbbago, as well as of the Chairman of FICSA, who were surprised that ICSC had given such low priority to the study of recruitment measures for women, young people, disabled persons, and nationals of unrepresented and under-represented Meinber States, he stressed that the sequeoce in which ICSC studied problems did not reflect its views on their relative urgency. Its work programme was based on the assumption that it was first necessary to define a soond general policy in the area of recruitment and, on that basis, make specific recommendations to remedy existing imbalances and facilitate the recruitment of candidates from priority groups such as those that had been mentioned. In that respect, ICSC was particularly heartened by the {X)sitive conurents of the representative of Greece, who, speaking on behalf of the European EConomic Coinmunity, had said that strengthening of national recruitment services should assist in improving geographical distribution as well as the recruitment of women. With regard to the need, stressed by the representative of Bulgaria, to look at conditions of service also in the light of staff efficiency and behaviour, ICSC did not auto~natically share the views of FICSA that the loss of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the work of an international commission (ICSC) related to personnel policy and recruitment practices in various organizations. It mentions specific groups such as women, young people, disabled persons, and nationals of under-represented countries. The text also touches on the need to define a general policy and make recommendations to improve recruitment practices. Given the focus on human resources and personnel management, it is likely that the text falls under the category of Employment.

**Category**
Employment