(a) To reduce the number of requeots for additional documents and to attempt to limit the number of reports required to cover any oae subject of specific concern to a given organs (b) To coaaider inviting the Secretariat to make brief oral gtatemente in lieu of written reports, in particular progress reporta, at the outset of each session. / . . . , A/INF/QS/l English Page 5 8. The General Assembly invited, in its resolution 2538 (XXIV), paragraph 8, the Governments of Member Stator to rortrict both thm number and the volume of the document8 submitted for processing to what was otrictly required by rosolutioas and other statutory decisions of a United Nation8 organ or was clearly relavant to. agenda items under discussion, and to exercise re8traint in submitting lengthy document8 to be distributed a8 dOCUrMnt8 of tbo United Nations. Theroaftor, in its decision 38/401, the General Assembly urged all Member States and subsidiary organ8 to exercise mtrimum restraint in requesting'circulation of material a8 official documeut8 of the Assembly. By resolution 411177 D, the General Assembly added to that exhortation that, where circulation of cosmnunicatione was desired, Member State8 should a8 far a8 possible request it under cover of a note Verfi& in the official language8 of rubmission. Moreover, in paragraph 1 of rerolution 38132 E, the A8sembly recommended to Member States that they take into consideration the aim of limiting to a minimum request8 for the preparation of report8 or the circulation Of dOCkuWnt8. Pn paragraphs 1 and 2 of resolution 431222 C, the ASSOmbly renewed it8 appeal to Member State8 to exercise rentraint in their requests for the Circulation of communications as United Nations documents and appealed to Member State8 making such requests to endeavour to keep the length of the communications to a minimum. 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the management of documents and reports submitted to the United Nations General Assembly, with a focus on reducing the volume and number of documents to make it more efficient. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting that it may be related to administrative or procedural matters within the UN.

**Category**
International organizations, General Assembly