could be found. He pointed out also that the salary figures for senior grades in the United States Federal Civil Service cited in the paper were misleading: a ceiling limitation of $63,800 was currently in force. Similar "pay caps" had also been in force in 1981 ($57,500) and 1971 ($28,000). The table in paragraph 3 (a) should therefore be corrected to show the true salaries payable to staff in grades GS-15 to GS-18 of the Federal Civil Service. 43. Mr. MANGO (Executive Secretary, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board), replying to the Austrian representative, said that there had not been a 5 per cent variation in WAPA since September 1980. If, therefore, the relationship of pensionable remuneration to gross salary had continued to be determined exclusively I ... A/C. 5/38/SR .4 5 English Page 11 (Mr. Mango) by movements in WAPA, there would have been no increase at all under article 54 (b) (i) of the Fund's regulations. 44. He agreed with the United States representative that the comparison of contribution rates made in paragraph 8 of Conference Room Paper No. 4 was not necessarily realistic, but he was unable to say what figures would provide a better comparison. As for the United States salary levels cited in paragraph 3 (a) of the paper, they had been supplied by the secretariat of ICSC, which was responsible for making annual comparisons of salary levels in the United Nations and the comparator civil service. The proper manner of presenting United States saaries had been discussed at length within ICSC, and he assumed that the figures supplied by the ICSC secretariat were in keeping with the Commission's directives on the subject. The meeting rose at 5.05 p.m. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a meeting of the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) and the corrections and clarifications made to a paper presented to the commission. The topics of discussion include salary figures, pensionable remuneration, and contribution rates. The language used is technical and formal, suggesting that the meeting is focused on administrative and bureaucratic matters related to the civil service. The text does not appear to be discussing economic development, natural resources, or other categories related to the physical world.

**Category**
Employment