35. In accordance with the Advisory Committee's comments on recommendation 1 concerning sales and free distribution, the Secretary-c~neral would review the pricing policy of publications with a view to further enhancing sales throughout the world. At the same time, along with the greater emphasis on sales and promotion which had resulted in significantly greater revenue in the last hiennium, the free dissemination of publications was expected to remain an important means of reaching readers, particularly in developing countries. / ... A/C. 5/39 /SR. 26 English Paqe 11 (Mr. Riesco) 36. With regard to the Inspectors' second recommendation, concerning the appointment of a director of publications, he remarked that the idea, while admirable in theory, would be difficult to implement in the United Nations in view of the ,,.ide ranqe of specialized subjects dealt with and the hiqh deqree of qeoqraphical and orqanizational decentralization. The Secretary-General had been qratified that the Advisory Committee had concurred with the decentralized approach proposen in his comments, whereby publications committees would be set up where they did not already exist and would take responsibility for the acceptability of texts published. 37. In the case of the United Nations, the Inspectors' emphasis on the timeliness of issuance of publications had to be considered together with the restrictions imposed on publication activities by the priority which had to be given to the large volume of dcx::umentation for meetings. In author departments as well as in the Department of Conference Services, staff workinq on dcx::umentation with specific meeting-related deadlines were also involved durinq other, less busy periods in the production of publications, using the same equipment and resources. Under existing arrangements, the priority which had to be given to dcx::umentation for meetinqs made it difficult to ensure that publications would be produced by specific dates. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the organizational and logistical aspects of publishing and disseminating information by the United Nations. It touches on topics such as pricing policy, free distribution, and the timing of publication issuance, which suggests that it may be related to the dissemination of information and knowledge.

**Category**
Education, Culture