However, under the regulations in force, of the 207 General Service staff members, only those recruited internationally, namely 101 staff members, were entitled to that allowance. Since the annual amount of the non-resident's allowance was $3,900 per post, the related overestimate under section 14 therefore amounted, when account was taken of common staff costs, to almost $1,108,000, which was exactly the amount of the reduction recommended by the Advisory Committee in paragraph 14.12. / ... A/C.5/38/SR.26 English Page 3 (Mr. Mselle) 4. In addition, in paragraph 14.15 of its report, the Advisory Committee recommended that the request for the establishment of two posts under the population programme should not be approved pending submission by the Secertary­ General of a special report on the matter to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session. Finally, in paragraph 14.18, the Advisory Committee explained why it did not approve of the establishment of a new P-4 post under the programme "Administration and common services". 5. Mr. HELLENBERG HUBAR (Netherlands), referring to paragraph 261 of the report of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination (A/38/38 (Part I)), asked whether additional information was available on the new agreement which had been under negotiation at the time when CPC had considered section 14 of the proposed programme budget. 6. Mr. YONIS (Iraq) stressed the increasing interest of his Government in the programmes developed by ECWA in the interests of its members and of the international community as a whole and paid tribute to the efforts made by the Executive Secretary and his assistants to implement those programmes. His delegation's observations about factors impeding the work of the Commission should therefore be viewed in a positive lightJ they were designed only to enable ECWA to achieve its objectives more fully. 7. Having heard the explanations of the Chairman of the Advisory Committee, his 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the budget and financial aspects of an international organization, specifically the Economic Commission for Western Asia (ECWA), and its programs and activities. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a focus on administrative and financial matters.

**Category**
International trade, Economic development