52. Mr. MAJOLI (Italy) said that his Government attached great importance to technical co-operation with the developing countries. It was concerned, however, over the possibility of duplication between the activities of the Department of Technical Co-operation for Development and other programmes and organizations of the United Nations system. His delegation had therefore abstained in the vote on the Secretary-General's estimates. 53. Mrs. de HEDERVARY (Belgium) said that her Government, which contributed to the regular programme of technical co-operation in convertible currency, believed that technical co-operation should be financed from voluntary contributions. 54. Mr. HOLBORN (Federal Republic of Germany) said that his delegation had voted against the appropriation, in keeping with its long-standing opposition to the inclusion of technical co-operation activities in the regular budget, which was intended to be an administrative budget. His Government accorded high priority to technical co-operation financed from voluntary contributions. 55. Mr. AHMED (Somalia) said that he had mistakenly voted against the appropriation although he had intended to vote in favour. Section 26. Legal activities 56. Mr. MSELLE (Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions) said that the Advisory Committee was recommending approval of an appropriation in the amount of $14,028,900, as against the Secretary-General's estimte of $14,072,500, or a reduction of $43,600, as explained in paragraph 26.5 of its report (A/38/7). The reduction related to the reclassification of two posts to which the Advisory Committee could not agree. 57. The CHAIRMAN said that the discussion of section 26 in CPC was reflected in paragraphs 363 to 369 of Part II of its report (A/38/38) • 58. Mr. YOACHAM (Chile) said that his delegation had no objection to the approval of the Secretary-General's estimates for section 26. With regard to the amount requested for the external printing of the Reports of International Arbitral 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the allocation of funds for technical cooperation and legal activities, which suggests that it is related to international development and cooperation. The specific activities mentioned, such as external printing of Reports of International Arbitral Tribunals, also support this hypothesis.

**Category**
Economic development, Science and technology