text: !1tothestatute, whichhadbeenaccepted byallparticipating organizations ofthe 1common system. Twomembers wereoftheviewthatthedifficulties outlined above ~werenotofaninsurmountable natureinrecow~ending ittotheGeneral Assembly.:j I 1i j 1127.Theoperation ofthepostadjustment systemistheresponsibility ofICSCand ;1'Ithedecisions concerning postadjustment classifications aretakenunder Jarticle 11(c)oftheCommission's statute. TheCommission notedthatanychange 4inthat procea~re mightentail amendment ofthestatute. Asaresultthose ~alternative approaches thatwouldhaverequired theGeneral Assembly toassumethejfunction ofapplying thepostadjustment atthebaseofthesystemand, 1conseauently, attheotherdutystations werenotfurther considered bythe1Commission. ;:/ .~ j .~ ,1-i :1 :! ~s d treauired between sessions oftheAssembly soastoprevent anunduewidening ofthe margin, theCommission shouldtakeappropriate measures withintheoperation ofthe postadjustment system. ThattheCommission mighttakeactionwithintheoperation ofthepostadjustment systemwithaviewtofreezing theremuneration ofUnited Nations officials intheProfessional andhighercategories hadbeenanticipated by theCommission asfarbackas1978andtheauthority fortheCommission totake suchaction wasgranted toitbytheGeneral Assembly evenearlier, i.e.atits thirty-first sessioll. Furthermore, theresponsibility fortheestablishment ofthe classification ofdutystations forthepurpose ofapplying postadjustment had beengranted totheCommission underarticle 11Cb)ofitsstatute. Following approval bytheGeneral Assembly oftherecommendations oftheCommission concerning thedesirable rangeforthenetremuneration margin andtheoperation of thepostadjustment systemwithinthatrange,shoulditbecomenecessary forthe Commission toapplyafreezetopostadjustment classifications ofNewYorkand otherdutystations, itwouldbetakingsuchactionwithinthemandate giventoit andunderthestatute andthedecision wouldtherefore bebinding onall organizations ofthecommonsystem. ~ Effects oftheproposed system onsomedutystations 130.TheCommission considered theshort- andlong-term effects of.asystem entailing theuseofadefined marginrange, andtheoperation ofthepost adjustment systemwithinthatrange, onthosedutystations wheretheremuneration ofUnitedNations officials indollar termswasSUbstantially lowerthanthatof theircolleagues atthecorresponding gradeworking inNewYork.Following an examination ofavailable information, theCommission considered thatanumberof problems appeared toresult fromastrengthening oftheUnitedStatesdollarin relation toothercurrencies. Further analysis oftheeffects ofthedevaluation oflocalcurrency vis-A-vis theUnitedStatesdollarindicated thatsuch devaluations resulted inacontinued changeintherelationship between in-and out-of-area components ofthepostadjustment index. Unlessin-andout-of-area components ofthepostadjustment indexforagivendutystation wereadjusted ona continuing basisbetween twoplace-to-place surveys, serious anomalies couldbe introduced inthepostadjustment indices andconseauently inthepostadjustment classification. TheCommission notedthattheproblems ofsuchdutystations might befurther compounded bytheproposed system andhastherefore askedACPAQtostudy thematterindepthforfutureconsideration bytheCommission. Summary ofdecisions andrecommendations 131.TheCommission decided that: Ca)Theremuneration inNewYork shoul~continue toremainatitscurrent levelofpostadjustment andthatimmediate measures, asoutlined inparagraph 110 above,should betakentoensureequivalence ofpurchasing powerbetween NewYork andotherdutystations, pending consideration oftheCommission's recommendation bytheGeneral Assembly atitsfortieth session; Cb)TheGeneral Assembly shouldbereauested toapprove arangeforthenet remuneration marginof110to120,withadesirable levelofaround 11.5; Cc)TheGeneral Assembly should berequested toapprove theprocedure outlined underparagraphs 120through 122above, whichwouldenabletheCommission tooperate thepostadjustment system2/withintheapproved rangeforthenet remuneration margin. -33-l 'IJI)2.Report onthetenthsession oftheAdvisory Committee onPostAdjustment Questions
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the remuneration of United Nations officials across different duty stations, with a focus on the post-adjustment system and its implications for purchasing power. The language used is technical and bureaucratic, suggesting that the topic is related to international organizations and administration.