them when she introduced the report to the Council at Monday morning’s meeting. 24. I should like, however, to revert briefly to paragraph 19 of the report, which is actually an offspring of paragraph 13 of the Committee’s special report of 9 May 1972 [S/10632/. The latter stated very clearly that the secre- tariat of the Committee should be in a position to keep the Cumrnittcc continuously informed of all developments relevant to the task entrusted to it by Security Council resolutions 253 (1968), 277 (1970) and 314 (1972). The secretariat should also initiate any spccialized studies required by the Committee with the assistance, when necessary, of other competent departnlents of the Secre- tariat. It is obvious Illat tllis task involves a great deal of extra duties for the already heavily burdened secretariat of the Conunittce. My delegation therefore fully endorses the recommendation in paragraph 19 of the report, which recommends the appointment of an individual with expe- ricnce in international commerce, particularly of trade conducted through third parties, to assist the Committee’s sccrctariat so as to enable the latter to keep the Committee continuousty and adequately informed of developments relative to its task as entrusted to it by the relevant Council resolutions. The reasons for and desirability of reinforcing the secretariat with an individual of such wide experience Irave already been clarified by the representative of Guinea. 25. The recommendations and suggestions that we now have before us, as they appcnr in section III of the report, are, to a great extent, a rather watered-down version of sc~tne of the African proposals. This mild version of the original Africarl proposals lcavcs, in the view of my delegation, 110 room for expansion of sanctions, nor other concrete actions which should be taken against the open and persistent refusal of South Africa and Portugal to 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities of the United Nations Committee and its secretariat, as well as the role of South Africa and Portugal in international trade. It seems to be advocating for the appointment of an individual with expertise in international commerce to assist the Committee's secretariat. The text does not mention specific economic development projects, natural resources, or environmental issues, but rather focuses on the Committee's task and the need for additional support.

**Category**
International trade