Information of the Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Security Council Affairs or the Department of Public Information. 21. The reasons for the difficulty in approving the estimates for the Division for Palestinian Rights had nothing to do with the mandate of the Division, which was unambiguous. According to the information given in paragraph 1.77 of the proposed programme budget, the travel costs of the five members of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People would increase by $164,000. Yet, the number of seminars they had to attend did not seem to have / ... A/C. 5/38/SR.l9 English Page 6 (Mr. Takasu, Japan) changed. As to the general operating expenses described in paragraph 1.82, they could be covered by the provisions of General Assembly resolution 31/140, in accordance with the recommendation made by CPC in paragraph 18 of its report. 22. His delegation shared the views expressed by the representative of Egypt concerning consultants: the fact that section 1 was not presented in programmatic form meant that the Committee could not form an idea of precisely what work would be entrusted to them. Additional information would be welcome. 23. Mr. VISLYKH (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) said that in principle he approved the Advisory Committee's recommendations on chapter I, although he considered that the Committee had not been sufficiently strict in the case of certain expenses which were obviously excessive and unjustified. He also approved CPC's recommendations on the same chapter. 24. In the current circumstances, however, his delegation could not approve the establishment of the P-4 post requested in paragraph 1.49 of the proposed programme budget. As CPC pointed out in paragraph 28 of its report, the post would obviously duplicate the functions of the specialists of the Section for Co-ordination and 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the budget and administrative aspects of a UN agency or department, specifically the Division for Palestinian Rights and the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that it is an official document or transcript of a meeting. The topics discussed, such as travel costs, consultants, and budget allocations, are also consistent with administrative or bureaucratic matters.

**Category**
International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief