A/RES/52/246 Page 3 5. Takes note of the observations and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;2 6. Decides to examine the recommendation of the Advisory Committee for 5 per cent across-theboard reductions of the budget proposals of the Secretary-General in the light of the next series of relevant financial performance reports; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Missions are 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 United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Mission; 9. Decides to continue to use the Special Account for the Support Mission, established in accordance with General Assembly resolution 51/15 A, for the United Nations Transition Mission in Haiti beginning on 1 August 1997 and for the Civilian Police Mission beginning on 1 December 1997; 10. Decides also to appropriate the amount of 13,227,900 dollars gross (12,602,500 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Support Mission, the Transition Mission and the Civilian Police Mission for the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998, in addition to the amount of 15,091,000 dollars gross (14,478,400 dollars net) already appropriated under the terms of General Assembly resolution 51/15 B and inclusive of the amount of 9,237,300 dollars gross (8,805,800 dollars net) authorized by the Advisory Committee under the terms of section IV of Assembly resolution 49/233 A of 23 December 1994; 11. Decides further, as an ad hoc arrangement, taking into account the amount of 15,091,000 dollars gross (14,478,400 dollars net) already apportioned in accordance with its resolution 51/15 B, to apportion among Member States the additional amount of 13,227,900 dollars gross (12,602,500 dollars net) for the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998, 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 year 1997, as set out in its resolution 49/19 B of 23 December 1994 and its decision 50/471 A of 23 December 1995, and the year 1998, as set out in its resolution 52/215 A of 22 December 1997; 12. Decides 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 additional staff assessment income of 625,400 dollars approved for the Missions for the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998; 13. Decides also that, for Member States that have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Support Mission, there shall be set off against the apportionment, as provided for in paragraph 11 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance of 9,117,000 dollars gross (8,279,700 dollars net) in respect of the period ending 30 June 1997; /...