United Nations, and would not support the Advisory Committee's recommendation. 11. Mr. EL-SAFTY (Egypt) observed that the United Kingdom representative had spoken of flexibility: reclassifying the post of the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary-General to the P-5 level would provide the kind of flexibility his delegation was seeking. When the Assistant Secretary-General acquired a new special assistant, he was sure that the requisite downgrading of the post would be proposed if appropriate. His delegation's comments were based on the principle that proposed reclassifications should be decided in accordance with the merits of each case. 12. Mr. OKEYO (Kenya) supported the Egyptian proposal. The increase in responsibilities provided ample justification for the reclassification of the post of special assistant. 13. Mr. AMNEUS (Sweden) said that, technically speaking, the Advisory Committee had been right to conclude that the functions of the two posts involved (Special ; ... A/C.5/38/SR.32 English Page 4 (Mr. Amneus, Sweden) Assistant to the Assistant Secretary-General and Senior Medical Officer) had not changed enough to warrant reclassification on the basis of the criteria laid down by the General Assembly. At the same time, the Secretary-General's proposals could be justified on other grounds. Faced with such a dilemma, his delegation was tempted to go along with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee. 14. Mr. RUEDAS (Under-Secretary-General for Administration and Management) said that in the past the travel of SMCC members had not been paid for by OPS: the offices away from Headquarters had been encouraged to absorb the costs of travel of their staff to SMCC meetings. That practice had given rise to great difficulties, since sometimes the costs could be absorbed and in other cases they could not. The new budget proposals therefore sought to formalize the provision for travel by SMCC 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing administrative and budgetary matters related to the United Nations, specifically the classification and compensation of staff members. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a focus on internal organizational matters rather than external issues related to the categories listed.

**Category**
Administration, Employment