.collectively had expressed the view that linguistic knowledge should be considered at the time of recruitment and improved, if necessary, through language training rather than through the introduction of accelerated increments as currently applied in the Secretariat (para. 54) • 41. As part of its review of conditions of service of the General Service and related categories (chap. IV), the Commission had examined the non-resident's allowance for expatriate General Service staff (paras. 55-64). The Commission had decided to change the basis for the non-resident's allowance with effect from I .... A/C.5/38/SR.28 English Page 8 (Mr. Akwei) 1 September 1983 and had concluded that it should be granted only at those duty stations where the required skills could not be obtained locally. Si~ce the allowance was currently pensionable, the Joint Staff Pension Board would be required to review that aspect of the allowance further with a view to amending article 54 of the Pension Fund regulations. 42. The Commission's conclusions concerning the general principles of staff assessment, including the relationship between staff assessment and the Tax Equalization Fund, appeared in paragraph 59 of its report and the general review of staff assessment for the equitable treatment of all staff at all duty stations in paragraph 74. 43. The surveys of best prevailing conditions of employment darried out in Paris and Montreal had been aided by the new general methodology adopted by the Commission and reported to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session. The results of the surveys and recommended new salary scales (annexes II and III) had been communicated to the executive heads of UNESCO and ICAO. 44. At the request of the General Assembly, the Commission had again reviewed the education grant and had recommended that the grant should be set at a level of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the conditions of service for international staff, including salary scales, benefits, and allowances. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting that it may be related to a professional or bureaucratic context. The text also mentions specific organizations (UNESCO, ICAO) and institutions (the Commission, the General Assembly), which further supports the hypothesis that it is related to international staff or organizations.

**Category**
Employment, Education