Conferences and endorsed by the General Assembly, allowed the Secretariat to allocate meeting resources in such a way as to make the best use of them. 20. The point was made during further discussion that potential wastage resulted from two sources: cancellations of meetings and the late starting and early ending of meetings. Members looked forward to seeing the 1985 meetings statistics, which were still being compiled, to see if they permitted a clearer picture of the present situation. 21. It was also pointed out that, if overprogramming were to continue to be employed in order to increase the flexibility of the Secretariat, it was not necessarily desirable for bodies to make complete use of all the resources allocated to them, since overprogramming for its successful implementation required a measure of underutilization. 22. Another proposal was made to the effect that a Committee that had failed to make full use of its services in the past would be entitled to a reduced number of meetings in the future, but would be allowed to hold further meetings on an "as available" basis. 23. Other delegations felt that more time should be allowed to monitor the implementation of General Assembly resolution 39/68 B, which dealt with the improved utilization of conference-servicing resources. 24. Consideration was also given to a proposal that the Committee on Conferences should negotiate with subsidiary organs of the Assembly that had made insufficient use of their resources with a view either to reducing the level of their services or to discussing their implementation of resolution 39/68 B. It was proposed that the Committee should communicate with United Nations bodies which had over the past three years failed to utilize 75 per cent or more of the services allocated to them. Those bodies should be requested to consider whether all conference 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the allocation of resources and management of meetings within the United Nations. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting a focus on administrative and organizational matters. The proposals and discussions revolve around optimizing the use of resources, reducing waste, and improving the efficiency of the Secretariat. This suggests that the text is related to the internal functioning of the United Nations, rather than a specific policy area or issue.

**Category**
Administration, International Relations