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UNHCR : INFORMAL EXCOM : 31 JANUARY

LETTER OF 12 DECEMBER WALKER/WILDASH REQUESTED BRIEFING FOR

THE INFORMAL EXCOM ON 31 JANUARY. OUR POSITIONS ARE GENERALLY

THE SAME AS IN OCTOBER BUT THE FOLLOWING MAY BE OF USE.

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FINANCIAL SITUATION

2. GLAD TO SEE SITUATION IMPROVED SINCE PLEDGING CONFERENCE.

CONTINUED NEED TO ESTABLISH PRIORITIES AND KEEP ADMINISTRATION

COSTS AT A MINIMUM. AGREE NO LIFE-SAVING ELEMENTS SHOULD BE CUT.

SAD TO SEE CUTS IN SOLUTION ELEMENTS OF PROGRAMMES. WELCOME

REDUCTIONS IN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ACHIEVED IN 1985. TO BE

ENCOURAGED WHERE IT DOES NOT IMPAIR THE FUNCTIONING AND

EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMMES.

CONTROL ON EXPENDITURE

3. MCCOLLUM AMENDMENT: GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHAT HAS BEEN AGREED,

HOW FAR THIS HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND WHETHER THE AMERICANS AND

UNHCR ARE SATISFIED WITH IT.

4. GENERAL: AS UNHCR BUDGET HAS GROWN SO MUCH, MUST ENSURE

FINANCES CONTROLLED CORRECTLY. NATURALLY WELCOME TIGHTER

CONTROLS WHERE THEY MAKE THE USE OF FUNDS MORE EFFICIENT AND

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