could be achieved through ratlonalisatlon e'lthln the existlng fral€arork of t]re functlonal nndalltles of the Unlted Nations. Indeed, the reconvrendations of, theA/40/726 Engl ish Page ..80 Comnittee on ttre Rationalisatlon of procedu:es. presented at -.-he trr,renty-slxth sesslon of ttre General Assembly, to tfie effect that tlre existlng nries of procedure were generally satlsfactor^y and that improvements could be achleved ttrrough better application of the existlng ruJ. es remaj.n f,ully valld. ghe rnatters for consideratlon for a better workJ.ng of ttre Unlted trIatlons sysrem as indlcated ln this paper are surunaris ed below for consi- deration of governments ! \I,| An. eff,ort be rnade by tl1e ccnera]. Comirlttee or sone other organ designated by the ceneral Assembly to exanlne the items which .3re pending conslderation and declde upon the renoval of those items which have ej_ther becoflE redundant or duplicative by re3son oi subsequent events or by reason of incl,uslon of new ltems on the agenda - T'he General Conunlt tee may also ccnsider drawlng up of a progralT[ne with a view to avoidance of discusslon of every item at each session and to club .'oge ther the ItenE relatable to the sanre issue for the prrToses of dis cus s 10n. ( li) hthllst lt ls necessary that the ltems related to the maln topics be deaLt wlth by the saFe Connlttee, tlre GerFraI Coflrtttee mi.ght conslder a reallocatlon of work of the l.lain. Comlttees erith a vlew to ensure tlllat the workload of a slngle Conrnitte€ is such th at it would allow sufflclent opportunity for adequate .Jissusslon on essential issues. This is a matter which was envlsagedA/40/.7?.5 EttE 1t stt Page 8I even when Ure Speclal comrittee on rationalisatlon of the work of the General Asselrbly macle lts reconmendatlons at lts twenty-s 1xth sesslon. (ril) Modalilies of work ln the Main coflnittees