United Nations GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION Official Records* SUMMARY RECORD OF THE 19th MEETING Chairman: Mr. KUYAMA (Japan) FIFTH COMMITTEE 19th meeting held on Wednesday, 26 October 1983 at 10.30 a.m. New York Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions: Mr. MSELLE CONTEN'l'S AGENDA ITEM 109: PROPOSED PROGRAMio.1E BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM 1984-1985 (continued) First reading Section 1. Overall policy-making, direction and co-ordination AGENDA ITEM 115: SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR THE APPORTIONMENT OF THE EXPENSES OF THE UNITED NATIONS: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONTRIBUTIONS (continued) AGENDA ITEM 113: JOINT INSPECTION UNIT: REPORTS OF THE JOINT INSPECTION UNIT '"Th!'> record 1<.. \UbJeCt to lOrrectton Correct JOn<. "hould be <,ent under the '>lgnature of a member of the dele­ gallon concerned Y.trhm une week of the dare of puhltcatwn 10 the Chtef of the Offlclal Record-. Edttmg 5ectton, room DC:.~-.,50, 2 Lnned Nat tom Plaza, dnd tnt.orporated tn a copv of the record Correct 10m ~~~~ be ts~ued after the end of the :-.e'>sJOn, m a ~eparate fa'>ctcle for each Committee 83-57022 55195 (E) Distr. GENERAL A/C.5/38/SR.l9 14 November 1983 ENGLISH ORIGINAL: FRENCH / ... A/C.5/38/SR.l9 English Page 2 The meeting was called to order at 10.55 a.m. AGENDA I'i'EM 109: PROPOSED PROGRN1ME BUDGE'£ FOH 'l'HE BIENNIUM 1984-1985 (continued) (A/38/3, 6, 7 and 38) First reading Section 1. Overall policy-making, direction and co-ordination 1. The CHAIHMAN outlined the procedure normally followed by the Committee for consideration of the proposed programme budget. 2. In line with the policy adopted by the General Assembly with regard to the adoption of the medium-term plan, it had been suggested that the revisions proposed in paragraph 137 of the report of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination (A/38/38, Part I) should be referred to the Third Committee for comment before the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the budget and financial aspects of the United Nations, specifically the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1984-1985. This suggests that the category may be related to financial or economic matters.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade