text: would be able, in the next two years, to propose a coherent plan for the Geneva Office. 24. Mr. FORAN (Controller) said the question had been the subject of much study in recent months, both at Headquarters and at Geneva and that the Budget Division and the Department of Conference Services were currently analysing a proposal concerning the introduction of word processing in the language services of the Geneva Office. That proposal would be submitted to the General Assembly if possible in the course of its current session and in any case at its next session. Section 28J. Staff training activities (Headquarters, Geneva and the regional commissions) 25. Mr. MICHALSKI (United States of America), referring to the programme for training English and French translators/precis-writers in ECA (A/38/6, para. 28J.38), said that, according to the report of the Advisory Committee (A/38/7, para. 28.153), eight translators were being trained in 1983. In view of the amount requested for the programme, more cost-effective measures should be considered for the purposes of the programme. He wished to know what other measures might be applied and whether it was planned to increase the number of trainees in the next biennium. ; ... A/C. 5/38/SR.34 English Page 6 26. Mr. NEGRE (Assistant-Secretary-General for Personnel Services) said that, although he could not speak for ECA, he felt that it was a very special Commission composed of countries of different linguistic backgrounds, and the language question was of great importance to it. Since the United Nations did not use any African language, ECA had to employ the working languages of the United Nations - in its case, English and French -and for that reason the programme was of special significance for ECA. Consequently, he thought that the appropriation should be maintained. 27. Mr. MICHALSKI (United States of America) said that his delegation was not 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the budget and administrative aspects of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), specifically the language services and staff training activities. The language of the text is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting that it is related to the internal operations of the organization.