Having examined the report of the Secretary-General48 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions•• on proposals for new construction and major alterations to existing premises at United Nations Headquarters in New York,
Expresses its appreciation to the Fund f?r Area Planning and Development, Inc., for the considerable financial outlay and the time and effort devoted to the feasibility study it has made regarding the acquisition and development for possible use by the United Nations of the area located south of the Headquarters site and east of First A venue, and for the excellence of ithe technical presentation of proposed construction plans;
2
Authorizesthe Secretary-General to proceed, at an estimated cost to the United Nations of $250,000 in 1969, with the preparation of detailed plans and specifications on which reliable cost estimates could be based and to report on the result to the General Assembly at its twenty-fourth session;
3
Requeststhe Secretary-General, in formulating his further proposals, to take into account projected space requirements at Headquarters beyond 1976 a~d to submit a report to the General Assembly at its twenty-fourth session on the problem of accommodation at Headquarters considered in the over-all context of the development of the United Nations during the next twenty years and the disposition of st~ff during this period in relation to available and potential accommodation in New York, Geneva or at United Nations offices in other localities.
