23. The procedure whereby JIU reports were commented on by secretariats but went to leqislative bodies for necisions on recornrnennations was a sound one: it insulated the Inspectors from attempts to dilute their recommendations, particularly on controversial issues. JIU reports stood on their merits before all I ... A/C. 5/39 /SR. 26 Enqlish Page 8 (Mr. Forde) Member States. Yet it seemed that, concerning the recommendations contained in the JIU report on staff costs, some had called that principle into question. It should be noted that JIU respected General Assembly resolution 37/126 and did not wish to encroach upon the mandate of the International Civil Service Commission and that it had explicitly proposed that the Commission should be asked to pursue the relevant matters takinq into account the considerations put forth in the report. 24. Finally, the Secretary-General's report on the implementation of JIU recommendations was useful, although not as precise or comprehensive as JIU would have liked. Co-operation between and management of libraries of the United Nations system CA/39/299 and Add.!, Add.2 and Corr.l, A/39/603) Publications policy and practice in the United Nations system CA/39/239 and Add.!, Add.l/Corr.l and Add.2, A/39/602) 25. Mr. MSELLE (Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions), introducing the Advisory Committee's report on co-operation between and management of libraries (A/39/603), said that JIU had made four main recommendations. The first called for the establishment of an inter-library panel, to co-ordinate the work and harmonize the policies of libraries in the United Nations system. The Advisory Committee had not taken a definitive position on that recommendation, but had recommended that ACC should be invited to review the proposal further to determine whether such an approach would best achieve the JIU aim of improving co-ordination. The Advisory Committee had indicated in 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing administrative and organizational matters within the United Nations system, specifically related to the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and its recommendations on staff costs, libraries, and publications policy. There is no mention of specific economic sectors, industries, or natural resources, and the language used is formal and bureaucratic.

**Category**
Administration, Education