required a meeting during the Assembly session. At the same time, it was pointed out that important meetings should not be held up for bureaucratic reasons. 57. It was also stressed that all members of the Committee should have a voice in deciding whether or not exemptions should be permitted. However, it was said that in exceptional circumstances, the Chairman might have to advise the President of the General Assembly after consultations with the Bureau alone and to inform the Committee afterwards. It was debated whether "exceptional circumstances" should be taken to mean just the pressure of time or whether other considerations would apply. 58. Subsequently, upon the proposal of the Chairman, it was agreed that the Chairman of the Committee on Conferences, having received a request for such an exception to be made to paragraph 34 of General Assembly decision 34/401, preferably before the opening of the Assembly session, should circulate the request to the members of the Committee. On the basis of their replies and, if necessary, on the basis of a decision of the Committee, he would advise the President of the Assembly accordingly. The requests for exceptions should contain detailed and substantive reasons why the meeting was necessary. 59. A delegation raised the question of entities other than United Nations bodies meeting at Headquarters during General Assembly sessions, noting that such bodies were not covered by paragraph 34 of Assembly decision 34/401. Members felt that such bodies could make a valuable contribution to the work of the Organization, and the question of their meetings was a complex and delicate one. The Committee decided to examine the matter more thoroughly in 1986 on the basis of a report from the Secretariat. 60. The Committee reviewed its procedure for implementing paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 35/10 A, by which the Assembly requested the Committee to 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the organization and procedure of meetings within the United Nations General Assembly, specifically the Committee on Conferences. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, indicating that it is related to the administrative or organizational aspects of the UN. The topics discussed, such as the scheduling of meetings and the treatment of requests for exceptions, suggest that it is a matter of procedural or logistical concern.

**Category**
International trade, Administration