A/RES/52/242 Page 3 7. Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Observer Mission is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy; 8. 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 Observer Mission against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Mission; 9. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia the amount of 19,439,280 dollars gross (18,452,580 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Observer Mission for the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, inclusive of the amount of 989,880 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations, to be apportioned, as an ad hoc arrangement, among Member States at a monthly rate of 1,619,940 dollars gross (1,537,715 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 decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Observer Mission beyond 31 July 1998; 10. 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 9 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 986,700 dollars approved for the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999; 11. Decides further that, for Member States that have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Observer Mission, there shall be set off against the apportionment, as provided for in paragraph 9 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance of 818,300 dollars gross (616,700 dollars net) in respect of the period ending 30 June 1997; 12. Decides that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Observer Mission, their share of the unencumbered balance of 818,300 dollars gross (616,700 dollars net) for the period ending 30 June 1997 shall be set off against their outstanding obligations; 13. Invites voluntary contributions to the Observer Mission 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; 14. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-third session the item entitled "Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia". 88th plenary meeting 26 June 1998