the report on the basis of the lnfornatlon received fron Meuber Sgates. A's the clrculatlon of questlr nnairea !o governnents uith a v1e!r to obialnlng data on lhe flnanclng and phy81cal executlon of prolecgE produced no satlslactory results' the ECA Secretartat d( ctded !o go and collect lnforoatlon on the spot. Durlng the autuEn )f 1984, el aLuatlon Eisslons v181ged Eome 20 Afrlcan countrj.es - 52. A report on lhe Evaluatlon of ghe Physlcal Executlon of the Flrst Phase (I980-r-98r) p/ was subEittBd io the Apill' 1985 sessi.on of ECA. thls docunent waE communiciled to lhe Insp€ctor when lhe present report was ready for prLntinS; Lt contalns lnforoatlon on the physLcal executlon of a ltntted nunber of flrst- phase prolects (215 proJects) for which tbe ECA secretarlat was able eo obtain rel.lable lnforoailon. As stated ln paragraph 25 of lhe docunent ' lhls evalua- tlon efforl ls parilal and provlElonal: 'rlhe 216 proJects on irhlch the analyslg ls based are not gruly repregengatlve of the reference prograDoe of ehe f1r9l phase (!n terns of stat'1s!1cs), even thou€h they account for about 4o% of the total progranoe. It uould, therefore, be lnaccunaie and qulte danSerous co extend these quantitallve resuLts to th€ entlre flrst phase". ThiE partlal and provlslonal evaluetLon efrort (cf' paragraph 49(vi)): 'rthe anarysls and concl,uslon of lhls report as well aE the reference proErallme are alL provlslonal because any new lnforoatlon oblalned w111 cau for sooe modlfLcatlon"' can only be congldered as an lntroducrlon !o an ln-dcpth and globaf evaluatlon proceEs of the Decade as a whole (flrst and second phases). 55. T?Ie lack of effectlve nachLnery for the collectlon, processlng and anaLyais of lnfornatlon on the status of projects can only be detnlnengaL lo the Decade and the efflclency of the lronk of ECA ln lhe Lon8-lern' In lts precedlng
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the evaluation of a development program, specifically the physical execution of projects in African countries. The language used is technical and focused on the logistics and administration of the program, rather than the specific projects themselves. The report mentions the collection and analysis of data, the lack of effective machinery for doing so, and the limitations of the evaluation due to incomplete data.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade