53. Mr. MSELLE (Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions) said that if three D-1 posts had been included in the initial estimates of the Secretary-General, it was doubtful whether the Advisory Committee would have rejected them. During the current year the Advisory Committee had recommended the approval of all re-classification proposals financed under the regular budget and which had been included in the initial estimates of the Secretary-General. The Advisory Committee was, however, dissatisfied with the procedure followed by the Secretariat in first removing the three D-1 posts from the initial estimates and then resubmitting them via the revised estimates. It was therefore for reasons of procedure that the Advisory Committee had said that it was unable to make a definitive recommendation. If the Fifth Committee accepted the reclassification, then the opinion of the Advisory Committee would be that it would not be necessary to appropriate additional funds. 54. Mr. DITZ (Austria) said that, having regard to the answer provided by the Chairman of the Advisory Committee, he wondered whether the decision on the question of reclassification would be based on the recommendation of the Secretary-General or on the report of the Advisory Committee. 55. Mr. MSELLE (Chairman of the Advisory committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions) said that it was quite clear in his mind how the Fifth Com~itt~e should Proceed. There was a proposal of the Secretary-General and a non-deflnitlve recommendation of the Advisory committee before the Fifth Committee. Unless a member of the Fifth committee made a different proposal, then, in his view, the Chairman of the Fifth Committee would then call on its members to decide whether to ' accept or reject the proposal of the Secretary-General. 56. The CHAIRMAN said that there were three decisions before the Committee: the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a discussion about administrative and budgetary matters within the United Nations, specifically regarding the reclassification of posts and the approval of estimates. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on internal organizational procedures rather than external issues like economic development or humanitarian aid.

**Category**
Administration, Budget