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7. Also requests the Secretary-General, in order to reduce the cost of employing General Service staff,
to continue efforts to recruit local staff for the Mission of Observers against General Service posts, commensurate
with the requirements of the Mission;
8. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Mission of Observers in
Tajikistan the amount of 18,708,926 dollars gross (17,475,926 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Mission
of Observers for the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000, inclusive of the amount of 930,639 dollars for the
support account for peacekeeping operations and the amount of 182,487 dollars for the United Nations Logistics
Base at Brindisi, Italy, for the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000, to be apportioned, as an ad hoc
arrangement, among Member States at a monthly rate of 1,559,077 dollars gross (1,456,327 dollars net) in
accordance with the composition of groups set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of General Assembly resolution 43/232
of 1 March 1989, as adjusted by the Assembly in its resolutions 44/192 B of 21 December 1989, 45/269 of
27 August 1991, 46/198 A of 20 December 1991, 47/218 A of 23 December 1992, 49/249 A of 20 July 1995,
49/249 B of 14 September 1995, 50/224 of 11 April 1996, 51/218 A to C of 18 December 1996 and 52/230 of
31 March 1998 and its decisions 48/472 A of 23 December 1993 and 50/451 B of 23 December 1995, and taking
into account the scale of assessments for the years 1999 and 2000, as set out in its resolution 52/215 A of
22 December 1997, subject to the decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Mission of
Observers beyond 30 June 1999;
9. Decides also that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955,
there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 8 above, their
respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 1,233,000 dollars
approved for the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000;
10. Decides further that, for Member States that have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Mission
of Observers, there shall be set off against the apportionment, as provided for in paragraph 8 above, their
respective share of the unencumbered balance of 2,408,400 dollars gross (2,048,400 dollars net) in respect of
the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998;
11. Decides that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Mission of
Observers, their share of the unencumbered balance of 2,408,400 dollars gross (2,048,400 dollars net) in respect
of the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998 shall be set off against their outstanding obligations;
12. Invites voluntary contributions to the Mission of Observers in cash and in the form of services and
supplies acceptable to the Secretary-General, to be administered, as appropriate, in accordance with the procedure
and practices established by the General Assembly;
13. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-fourth session the item entitled “Financing of
the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan”.
101st plenary meeting
8 June 1999