A/RES/48/238 Page 3 9. Endorses the observations and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee, 2/ subject to the provisions of the present resolution; 10. Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Force is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy and, in particular, to implement fully economy, financial and efficiency measures to be approved during the resumed forty-eighth session but no later than 1 May 1994, and to report on the implementation of such measures in the context of the performance report relevant to the period; 11. Urges all Member States to make every possible effort to ensure payment of their assessed contributions to the Force promptly and in full; 12. Affirms that the non- and late payment of assessed contributions in full and on time and the fact that the General Assembly has to consider and approve budgets for peace-keeping operations without adequate documentation have damaged and continue to damage the ability of peace-keeping operations to implement their activities effectively; 13. Also affirms that it expects that the Secretariat will make appropriate arrangements to ensure that the General Assembly is not asked to take any future decisions on budgets for peace-keeping operations retroactively; 14. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account referred to in General Assembly resolution 46/233 the amount of 200 million United States dollars gross (198,257,825 dollars net), authorized and apportioned under the terms of paragraph 10 of General Assembly resolution 47/210 B, for the operation of the Force for the period from 1 July to 30 September 1993, inclusive; 15. Decides also to appropriate to the Special Account the amount of 195 million dollars gross (193,257,825 dollars net), authorized and apportioned with the prior concurrence of the Advisory Committee under the terms of paragraph 10 of General Assembly resolution 47/210 B, for the maintenance of the Force for the period from 1 October to 31 December 1993, inclusive; 16. Decides further to appropriate to the Special Account the amount of 383,408,000 dollars gross (380 million dollars net), authorized by the General Assembly in subparagraph (a) of its decision 48/470 A of 23 December 1993 for the maintenance of the Force for the period from 1 July 1993 to 28 February 1994, inclusive; 17. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account the amount of 80,470,659 dollars gross (82,647,109 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Force for the period from 1 to 31 March 1994, inclusive; 18. Decides also, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion the amount of 216,928,200 dollars gross (215 million dollars net) for the period from 1 July 1993 to 28 February 1994, in addition to the amount of 166,479,800 dollars gross (165 million dollars net) already apportioned in accordance with General Assembly decision 48/470 A, and to apportion the amount of 80,470,659 dollars gross (82,647,109 dollars net), for the period from 1 to 31 March 1994, among Member States in accordance with the /...