He, therefore, proposed that the item be again broken up into two or more items, or that a greater amount of time be allocated to those who wished to address all three issues in depth. Two other speakers expressed sympathy with his concerns, but stated that the advantages to the Committee of reducing the overlap and duplication inherent in separating these items militated against such a step. They urged that speakers be given adequate time under this topic to state their concerns on these important issues.
One of them suggested that the Chairman could be entrusted with the responsibility of organizing the debate and possibly of arranging further discussions inside or outside the meeting on such topics. The Chairman took note of these ideas but stated that since the first session with the revised agenda had proved successful, he would prefer to retain this agenda, while examining the problem before the next session in order to find a satisfactory way to address the first delegate's concerns. On this basis, the Committee adopted the draft agenda for its thirty-eighth session contained in document A/AC.96/687.
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