44 General Assembly-Twelfth Session

States Percent for the Economic Commission for Latin America estab­ Germany, Federal Republic of ...... 4.15 lished within that Commission pursuant to the said Korea, Republic of ...... 0.13 resolution, Liechtenstein 0.04 Considering, in the light of the details given in the Monaco . . . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 0.04 Secretary-General's report,29 the indubitable advantages San Marino ...... 0.04 presented by the offer of the Government of Chile for Switzerland ...... 0.98 improved conduct of the work of the United Nations Viet-Nam ...... 0.16 in Latin America, The following countries being called upon to contribute: Considering that the construction of such a building ~a) To the International Court of Justice: Liechten­ will make possible the establishment of common services stein, San Marino and Switzerland · for the United Nations and the specialized agencies ( b) To the International Control ,of Narcotic Drugs: having offices at Santiago, which has been repeatedly Germany _(Federal Republic of), Liechtenstein, Monaco, requested at various meetings of United Nations organs San Marmo, Switzerland and Viet-Nam· concerned with administrative matters, ( c) To the Economic Commission for 'Asia and the Considering the need for effective measures to ensure Far East: Korea (Republic of), and Viet-Nam; that this plan is executed in the most satisfactory man­ (d) To the Economic Commission for Europe: Ger­ ner possible, many (Federal Republic of) ; 1. Requests the Secretary-General to accept with thanks the generous offer of the Government of Chile; 7_. Resol1:es that .J ~l?an, which participated in certain U1;11ted Nations activities before admission to member­ 2. Authorizes the Secretary-General to open with ship, shall not be required to contribute separately Governments of States members of the Economic Com­ towards the annual expenses of such activities for the mission for Latin America such negotiations as may be year 1957 onwards,. and that for the year 1956 the necessary with regard to the financing of the construc­ amounts that Japan 1s called upon to contribute under tion of the United Nations building at Santiago, and to paragrap~ 4 of resolution 970 (X) shall be reduced convene such meetings with representatives of those by one-mnth ; Governments as he may deem desirable ; ~- Resolves that the Federal Republic of Germany, 3. Requests the Secretary-General to present to the which acceded to the Convention on the Declaration of General Assembly at its thirteenth session, in accordance Death of Missing Persons on 30 January 1956 shall with the proposals he has made, detailed plans for the be called ul!on to contribute towards the expen'ses of construction of the building, together with final financial the Internat10nal Bureau for Declarations of Death for arrangements and such observations thereon as may be the years 1956 and 1957 at the rate of 4.61 per cent made by the Advisory Committee on Administrative pursuant to paragraph 4 of resolution 970 (X) and for and Budgetary Questions. 1958 at the rate of 4.15 per cent, pursuant to paragraph 731st plenary meeting, 6 of the present resolution; 14 December 1957. 9 .. Ur[Jes Member States, within the limits of their co11;stttutlonal processes, to seek appropriate measures 1225 (XII). United Nations salary, allowance and w~ich_ would ensure the payment of their annual con­ benefits system: amendments to the Staff !rtbuttons to. the United Nations as early as possible Regulations m the financial year ; The General Assembly, l~. R~quests t~e Secretary-General, under the au­ Having considered the reports of the Secretary-Gen­ thority given to him by paragraph 3 of resolution 970 eral30 and the Advisory Committee on Administrative (X), to continue in 1958 to make arrangements for the and Budgetary Questions31 on certain outstanding ques­ P'.1-yment of part of Members' contributions in curren­ tions relating to the United Nations salary, allowance cies oth~r than United States dollars as comprehensive and benefits system, as practicable. Resolves that the Staff Regulations of the United 731st plenary meeting, Nations shall be modified by the amendments annexed 14 December 1957. to the present resolution, with effect from 1 January 1958: 1224 (XII). Offer by the Government of Chile 731st plenary meeting, of land in Santiago to be used as office site 14 December 1957. for the United Nations and other interna• tional organizations ANNEX The General Assembly, Regulation 3.4 (Dependency benefits) Add a new paragraph ( c), to rea,d : Having regard to the reports of the Secretary-Gen­ eral28 concerning the offer by the Government of Chile "(i) With a view to avoiding duplication of benefits and in order to achieve equality between staff members who receive to transfer ~o the _Dnited Nations, free of charge, a dependency benefits under applicable laws in the form of plot of land m Santiago for the construction of a build­ governmental grants or income tax exemption and staff mem­ mg to house United Nations and specialized agency bers who do not receive such dependency benefits, the Secre­ offices located in Chile, tary-General shall prescribe conditions under which the Tak~ng_ note of res_olution 138 (VII) of the Economic dependency allowance for a child specified in (a) (i) above Commiss101: for Latin America, of 28 May 1957, which shall be payable to the extent that the dependency benefits >:7as transmitted to the Secretary-General for considera­ enjoyed by the staff member or his spouse under applicable tion by the General Assembly at its twelfth session, laws amount to less than such a dependency allowance. Where and the report of the ad hoe committee on a building .. Ibid., document A/C.5/712. 00 Ibid., agenda item 51, document A/3656 .. Ibid., agenda item 50, documents A/3641 and A/C.5/712. "'- Ibid., document A/3681. ·