27. A delegation proposed that the Secretary-General should be requested to reduce the number of planning missions and to eliminate missions to those cities where United Nations facilities existed. 28. In addition, several questions were put to the Secretariat concerning the information contained in the paper on planning missions. Delegations questioned the need to send missions to cities where the United Nations had conference facilities, such as Bangkok, Rome and London. It was also observed that disparities existed between the estimated and actual costs of the missions. 29. While it was recognized that the Department of Conference Services had to be fully informed about local conditions, some members of the Committee wondered why so many staff members from other units accompanied some missions, what their duties were, and whether better co-ordination between Headquarters and United Nations offices overseas could lead to the reduction in the number of such missions in future. The number of missions performed in 1985 to date was requested, and it was asked whether missions reported, and to whom. 30. In reply, the Secretariat informed members that representatives of all substantive and servicing units involved in the conference accompanied the mission, that their duties involved liaison with local non-governmental organizations and securing office accommodation, and that the Committee's views would be conveyed to those units. Missions had been dispatched to a number of locations already in 1985, and the Committee was informed that their reports were circulated within the Secretariat. It was stressed that the latest information about conference facilities, even in locations already visited by the United Nations, was essential in view of the changes that could occur in such facilities. The Secretariat also responded to requests for a more detailed description of Secretariat procedures for deciding on the composition of the missions.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the administration and management of United Nations conference facilities and planning missions, which suggests that it is related to the organization's internal operations and logistics. The focus on conference facilities, planning missions, and the Secretariat's procedures for deciding on the composition of missions also implies that it is a category related to the administration or management of the organization.

**Category**
Administration, International Organization