Organization's budget was unrealistic. The Belgian delegation would therefore abstain, but it would have voted against the proposal had it not been a member of the Council. 50. Mr. TRUSCOTT (Australia) said that his country, as an active member of the Council, was devoted to the cause of Namibian independence. Australia was alarmed, however, at the proliferation of conferences and seminars planned for the-COuncil and at the many exceptions to General Assembly resolutions. It was opposed to plenary meetings of the Council being held in Asia in 1984 and noted that the ' inclusion in the regular budget of $1 million for the Fund for Namibia, which had been approved three years previously as an exceptional measure, had been repeated every year since then. Some of the activities proposed under draft resolution D did not, in his opinion, seem likely to further the cause of Namibian independence. For all those reasons, Australia would abstain in the vote. 51. Mr. SAGRERA (Spain) said that his country had always supported Namibian independence but, like Australia and Belgium, it would abstain in the vote for purely technical reasons. 52. Mr. MAJOLI (Italy) said that his delegation would abstain for the reasons given by the representatives of Greece, Belgium and Australia, in particular because it considered that a number of the draft resolutions would involve ; ... A/C.5/38/SR.52 English Page 12 (Mr. Majoli, Italy) exceptions to earlier decisions of the General Assembly. It regretted that the statement of financial implications and the other reports on the question had not been circulated until the last moment. His country's abstention would not, however, affect its full support for the cause of Namibian independence. 53. Mr. HOLM (Norway) said that his delegation could not vote in favour because it had serious reservations on a number of aspects of the draft resolutions, in 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a budget and financial implications of a proposal related to Namibian independence. The speakers mention exceptions to General Assembly resolutions, financial reports, and the inclusion of a specific fund in the budget. This suggests that the topic is related to budgetary or financial matters.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International trade