that there had never been a general election in the United Nations system in which every staff member had been able to indicate which of the two groups -FICSA or CCISUA -should represent him. Nor was there a uniform procedure for the adoption of such decisions by the staff, each duty station had developed its own procedures in the course of time. At some duty stations, the decision to belong to one or the other group had been adopted by a vote of the entire staff, in others, the decision I ... A/C. 5/38/SR.31 English Page 13 (Mr. Ruedas) had been taken directly by the body representing the staff. The Secretary-General had considered the question the previous year and had arrived at the conclusion that CCISUA represented a considerable proportion of United Nations staff. As to the other organizations of the common systems, CCISUA had informed the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination of the specialized agencies in which it represented all or part of the staff. It was on the basis of those considerations that ICSC had adopted its decision. 71. The CHAIR~N said that, if he heard no objections, he would take it that the Committee wished a representative of CCISUA to be invited to present document A/C.5/38/40 at the appropriate time. 72. It was so agreed. 73. Mr. MERIEUX (France) expressed surprise that the International Civil Service Commission should have instructed its secretariat to study the possibility of eliminating the language incentive and to examine alternative approaches to the question, such as erhanced training facilities. He did not understand what had impelled ICSC to concern itself with a question regarding which it had received no instructions from the General Assembly. It should be borne in mind that it had 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the internal workings of the United Nations, specifically the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) and its relationship with two staff groups, FICSA and CCISUA. The content revolves around the decision-making process within the UN system, the representation of staff, and the consideration of a specific issue regarding language incentives. Given the focus on organizational procedures and internal matters, it seems unlikely that the text is related to economic development, natural resources, or other external issues.

**Category**
Employment