A/RES/52/238 Page 3 9. Also requests the Secretary-General, in order to reduce the cost of employing General Service staff, to continue efforts to employ locally recruited staff for the Observation Mission against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Mission; 10. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission the amount of 52,143,800 dollars gross (50,255,600 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Observation Mission for the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, inclusive of the amount of 2,618,400 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations, a two-thirds share of this amount, equivalent to 33,503,700 dollars, to be funded through voluntary contributions from the Government of Kuwait, subject to the review by the Security Council with regard to the question of termination or continuation of the Mission; 11. Decides also, as an ad hoc arrangement, taking into consideration the funding through voluntary contributions from the Government of Kuwait of the two-thirds share of the cost of the Observation Mission, equivalent to 33,503,700 dollars, to apportion among Member States the amount of 18,640,100 dollars gross (16,751,900 dollars net), representing one third of the cost of the maintenance of the Mission for the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, the said amount to be apportioned at a monthly rate of 1,553,342 dollars gross (1,395,992 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 1998 and 1999, as set out in its resolution 52/215 A of 22 December 1997, subject to the review by the Security Council with regard to the question of termination or continuation of the Mission; 12. Decides further 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 11 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 1,888,200 dollars approved for the Observation Mission for the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999; 13. Decides that, taking into consideration the funding through voluntary contributions from the Government of Kuwait of the two-thirds share of the cost of the Observation Mission, for Member States that have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Mission, there shall be set off against the apportionment, as provided for in paragraph 11 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance of 1,625,800 dollars gross (1,250,900 dollars net), representing one third of the unencumbered balance of 4,127,600 dollars gross (3,752,700 dollars net) in respect of the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997; 14. Decides also that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Observation Mission, their share of the unencumbered balance of 1,625,800 dollars gross (1,250,900 dollars net) for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 shall be set off against their outstanding obligations; 15. Decides further that two thirds of the net unencumbered balance of 3,752,700 dollars, equivalent to 2,501,800 dollars, shall be returned to the Government of Kuwait; /...