effected. He would like to know whether such a decision by the management was in accordance with the Financial Regulations and, if not, what penalty was provided for in them. He also asked whether there had been other similar cases. 19. Mr. ANNAN (Director, Budget Division) said that there had been a few other such instances. The Secretary-General had the power to redeploy staff, temporarily or permanently. The prerogative was valuable in affording flexibility. In the case in point, a temporary arrangement had been made in the expectation that his recommendation would be approved. 20. Mr. DEVREUX (Belgium) said that an important question of principle was involved. The Committee understood the need for flexibility, but the question of Principle should be examined further. He requested that a study should be made of Past occurrences so that the Committee could be informed of the scope of the Practice and its justification, as well as the exact import of its own budgetary decisions. 21• The CHAIRMAN said that a study of the kind requested would allow the Fifth Committee to make its decisions in full knowledge of the facts. He invited the Committe e to take a decision on section 18 as a whole. On the basis of the ACABQ recommendation, and incorpo~ating the amount of $130,200 required for the transfer of the P-5 post, he proposed that the Fifth Committee should adopt in first reading an estimate of $11,032,200 for section 18 of the proposed programme budget. 22• At the request of the representative of the United States of America, a ~corded vote was taken on the proposed appropriation. In favour, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Br~zil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Congo, cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a transcript of a discussion or meeting related to budgetary decisions and financial regulations within an international organization, likely the United Nations. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting a technical or administrative context. The topics discussed, such as staff redeployment, temporary arrangements, and budgetary decisions, do not seem to be directly related to specific sectors like economy, industry, or healthcare, but rather to the management and allocation of resources within the organization.

**Category**
Administration, Budgeting