$7 million envisaged to offset inflation in 1984 and 1985 was unreasonable. The payment of non-resident's allowances and reclassifications were only very indirectly linked with inflation. Noting that many members of CPC had contested the validity of those calculations, he said that he was gratified that the Advisory Committee had also considered that question. 11. Second, after quoting the figures mentioned in paragraph 14.5 of the Advisory Committee's report and noting that in May 1983 one third of the technical posts had not been filled, he said that his delegation, like the Iraqi delegation, believed that the problem of vacant posts could very well worsen. It therefore seemed that the programmes envisaged were too ambitious. Thus the Advisory Committee's recommendation in paragraph 14.6 of its report should be approved in order to resolve the problem, at least to some extent. 12. Thirdly, although his delegation continued to object to the Economic and Social Council's decision to grant the Palestine Liberation Organization member status in ECWA, it could still go along with the content of the programmes proposed for ECWA because they did not include any activity in behalf of the PLO. 13. Fourthly, with reference to paragraphs 14.11, 14.16 and 14.35 of the proposed programme budget, he thought that the reasons invoked to justify an increase of 135.4 per cent in the requirements for ad hoc expert groups were insufficiently detailed, and he asked the Controller for more information on what such groups were / ... A/C.5/38/SR.26 English Page 5 (Mr. Keller, United States) supposed to do. Finally, he believed that all the States in a region should be able to belong to a regional organization and he regretted that that principle did not apply in the case of ECWA. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the budget and programs of the Economic and Social Council (ECWA), a regional organization, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The speaker is expressing concerns about the feasibility of the proposed programs and budget, specifically mentioning inflation, vacant posts, and the PLO's membership. The text does not seem to focus on specific sectors like agriculture, industry, or education, but rather on the overall budget and organizational issues.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade, Employment