37. Mr. MICHALSKI (United States of America) said that his delegation wished the Advisory Committee's recommendation to be put to a vote. 38. The Advisory Committee's recommendation was approved by 76 votes to 17, with 1 abstention. 39. Mr. PEDERSEN (Canada), speaking in explanation of vote after the vote, said that his delegation agreed with the Advisory Committee that merely to add staff to the Yearbook Unit was to attempt to cope with the results of the problem without getting at its cause and that effective means had to be devised to ensure that submissions from departments and offices were timely and well prepared. His delegation also wondered whether the current format of the Yearbook was the best which could be devised, and welcomed the fact that the Secretary-General was requested in paragraph 1 of the draft decision submitted by the United States delegation, to undertake a comprehensive review of the matter. 40. Mrs. de HEDERVARY (Belgium) said that her delegation was perfectly willing to accept the draft decision submitted by the United States and the amendments proposed by Morocco, which should lead to some improvement in the regrettable situation which had prevailed for some years concerning the Yearbook. 41. The CHAIRMAN said that, if he heard no objection, he would take it that the Fifth Co~nittee wished·to recommend to the General Assembly that it should take note of the report of the Secretary-General in document A/C.5/38/38 and of the related report of the Advisory Committee (A/38/7/Add.8), and that it should endorse the conclusions contained in the Advisory Committee's report. 42. It was so decided. 43. The CHAIRMAN said that, if he heard no objection, he would take it that the Committee wished to adopt the draft decision in document A/C.5/38/L.ll, as amended by the Moroccan delegation. 44. It was so decided. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the functioning of the United Nations, specifically the Yearbook Unit, and the process of reviewing and improving its operations. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting that the topic is administrative or organizational in nature.

**Category**
International Organizations