text: had been made on the item "Personnel questions". The principle that all Member States should be represented in the Secretariat and should be within their desirable ranges was an excellent one, but it raised many difficulties. Thus, mention had been made of the additional allowances which some Governments made to their nationals working for the Organization, who would otherwise find United Nations salaries inadequate. In addition, there had been references to the partial success of recruitment missions in the under-represented countries, the results of which were presumably ascribable to the lack of qualified candidates. 42. From a more general point of view, Article 101 of the Charter laid down the fundamental principles on which the Secretary-General should base himself in recruiting staff members. There was nothing in the Charter to say that recruitment from an over-represented country should be halted. The paramount consideration, as paragraph 3 of that Article made clear, was the need to employ the services of persons possessing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity. Egypt insisted that that principle should be applied to the full. Although it was one of the over-represented countries, it would never agree to exceptions to the provisions of the Charter. 43. The discussion had also dwelt on the mandatory age of separation from service. Egypt's position on that problem was very flexible. It would have no objection to the Secretary-General's extending the age of retirement at the request of applicants, provided their health permitted. The decision should be based solely on the merits of the staff members concerned and should in any case be in conformity with the general criteria which were to be established in the matter. 44. In connection with the question of respect for the privileges and immunities 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing issues related to the United Nations and its personnel, including recruitment, salaries, and retirement policies. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a bureaucratic or administrative context.