text: thepostadjustment systemwithintheapproved marginrange; (c)Thenetremuneration margin between theremuneration ofUnitedNations officials inNewYorkandthatoftheUnitedStatesfederalcivilservice employees inWashington, D.C.,forthecurrent marginperiod,i.e.,from1OCtober 1984to 30September 1985,stoodat121.3,i.e.atalevelhigherthantheupperlimitof therecommended marginrange; (d)Preliminary indications werethatnoincrease insalaries wouldbe granted toUnitedStatesfederalcivilservice employees duringtheyear1986. 38.Inviewoftheaboveandbarring achangeintheUnitedStatestaxcode,itis expected thatthenetremuneration margin wouldremainatitscurrent levelthrough 1986withtheexception ofsomeminorchanges resulting fromthechangeinthe difference inthecost-of-living differential between NewYorkandwashington, D.C. Consequently, iftheGeneral Assembly weretoapprove therecommendations ofthe Commission withregardtotherangeforthenetremuneration margin andthe procedure tobeusedfortheoperation ofthepostadjustment systemwithinthat marginrange, nopostadjustment increase couldbeanticipated forUnitedNations officials inNewYorkfortheyear1986.Inordertoequalize purchasing power between NewYorkandotherdutystations, postadjustment classifications ofduty stations wouldalsobefrozentothesameextentthatNewYorkwouldbefrozen. 39.Asstatedearlier, asystemofautomatic interim adjustments ofpensionable remuneration amounts mustbeconsistent withthemethodology usedforthe determination ofthepensionable remuneration scale. Themethodology recommended bytheCommission iri1984,whichwasthebasisforthescaleofpensionable remuneration amounts currently ineffect, involved themaintenance ofacertain relationship between netremuneration andpension benefits that,allthingsbeing equal, wasadirectfunction ofthepensionable remuneration amounts forbenefit purposes. Itstoodtoreason, therefore, that,ifbasicremuneration werenot allowed toincrease, thentheamounts ofpensionable remuneration forbenefit purposes shouldalsonotbeallowed toincrease. Inviewthereof, theCommission agreedtorecommend totheGeneral Assembly that.duringtheperiodthepost adjustment classification ofNewYorkwasfrozen (andconsequently thatofother dutystations), pensionable remuneration amounts forbenefit purposes shouldalso befrozenforalimited period. Inotherwords,untilthenextclassofpost adjustment wasgranted toNewYork,noincrease inpensionable remuneration amounts forbenefit purposes wouldbegranted. 40.TheCommission alsoconsidered thepossibility ofrecommending totheGeneral Assembly afreezeonpensionable remuneration amounts forcontribution purposes duringtheperiodpensionable remuneration amounts forbenefit purposes were frozen. Itwas,however, oftheviewthatasafreezeonpensionable remuneration -11-39/27 :'0 e a :)ver :'0of IlS :>yees to of itis rough D.e. he at :)ns r uty le ded'I.',...,'amounts fo<contribution pu<poses wouldhaveserious implications fo<thePension .Fund,recommendations inthisregardshould bemadebytheBoarditself. The Commission wascognizant thatafullyfundedsystemsuchasthatoftheUnited Nations, featuring automatic adjustment tobenefits toaccount forcost-of-living changes, required asystemofautomatic adjustments tothepensionable remuneration amounts ofactiveparticipants inbetween comprehensive reviews ofpensionable remuneration scales. Afailure toadjustpensionable remuneration whilebenefits inpayment increased couldresultovertimeinserious problems forthePension Fund. TheCommission, however, notedthepreliminary comments madebythe organizations andtheSecretary oftheBoardthat,whileafreezeontheamounts of pensionable remuneration forcontributions purposes foranextended periodoftime wouldhaveanadverse effect ontheactuarial imbalance oftheFund,afreezefora shortperiodoftime,e.g.onetotwoyears,couldbetolerated. 41.Thequestion ofthepossible application ofafreezeonthepensionable remuneration forcontribution purposes fortheprofessional andhighercategory staffwillbeconsidered bythePension Boardatitsforthcoming thirty-fourth session. Recommendations thereon, alongwiththeinformation ontheresulting financial implications, willbesubmitted bythePension Boardtothefortieth session oftheGeneral Assembly. 42.Meanwhile theCommission maintains theviewitexpressed lastyearon continuation oftheprocedure foradjustment ofpensionable remuneration inbetween I
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the remuneration and pension benefits of United Nations officials, specifically in relation to the post-adjustment system and the net remuneration margin. It also touches on the potential implications of a freeze on pensionable remuneration amounts for both benefit and contribution purposes. Given the focus on salaries, pensions, and financial implications, it seems likely that the text is related to the economic and financial aspects of the United Nations.