the framework of the consideration of the administrative reform in progress. 6. Mr. TAKASU (Japan) said that his delegation also wished to express serious reservations concerning section 7. The reduction in the project delivery of the Department of Technical Co-oper-ation for Development was a matter for concern, and his delegation regarded the changes which the Department had had to undergo in recent months with all the more sympathy since his Government attached great I ... A/C.5/38/SR.43 English Page 4 (Mr. Takasu, Japan) importance to operational activities for development and had regularly increased its contribution to UNDP and UNFPA. The difficulties which the Secretary-General had encountered in reducing the number of regular-oudget posts and replacing them with extrabudgetary posts and the increase in the number of extrabudgetary posts in 1982-1983 despite the stagnation in resources were among the factors to be deplored in that respect. Nevertheless, the Secretary-General should be encouraged to pursue his efforts with a view to increasing the effectiveness of the Department's operations. 7. Some clarification should be provided with regard to the measures taken by the Secretary-General to streamline the Department, as referred to in paragraph 10 of document A/38/172/Add.l, as well as with regard to the costs incurred in connection with those measures. 8. With respect to the reimbursement of programme support costs, the expectations providing the basis for the revised estimates were no doubt a little too optimistic. It emerged from the Advisory Committee's report that the Department's overhead income would be around $15.7 million, not $16.3 million as indicated to the Committee by the representatives of the Secretary-General. In that connection, his delegation welcomed the Secretary-General's intention to exercise maximum restraint in authorizing allotments and staffing tables during the biennium 1984-1985, and it fully endorsed the reservations expressed by the Advisory Committee. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the administrative reform of the United Nations Department of Technical Cooperation for Development, focusing on budgetary issues, staffing, and operational activities. The language used is technical and bureaucratic, indicating a focus on organizational management rather than a specific sector or issue area. The text mentions the Secretary-General and the Advisory Committee, suggesting that it is related to the internal workings of the United Nations.

**Category**
Economic development, Humanitarian aid and relief