The General Assembly,
 
      Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on the financing
of the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia,
Baranja and Western Sirmium and the related report of the Advisory Committee
on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,
 
      Recalling Security Council resolution 1037 (1996) of 15 January 1996, by
which the Council established the United Nations Transitional Administration
for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium for an initial period of
twelve months,
 
      Recalling also its decision 50/481 of 11 April 1996 on the financing of
the Transitional Administration,
 
      Recognizing that the costs of the Transitional Administration are
expenses of the Organization to be borne by Member States in accordance with
Article 17, paragraph 2, of the Charter of the United Nations,
 
      Recognizing also that, in order to meet the expenditures caused by the
Transitional Administration, a different procedure is required from that
applied to meet expenditures of the regular budget of the United Nations,
 
      Taking into account the fact that the economically more developed
countries are in a position to make relatively larger contributions and that
the economically less developed countries have a relatively limited capacity
to contribute towards such an operation,
 
      Bearing in mind the special responsibilities of the States permanent
members of the Security Council, as indicated in General Assembly resolution
1874 (S-IV) of 27 June 1963, in the financing of such operations,
 
      Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the Transitional
Administration with the necessary financial resources to enable it to fulfil
its responsibilities under the relevant resolutions of the Security Council,
 
      1.    Expresses concern about the financial situation with regard to
peace-keeping activities, in particular as regards the reimbursement of troop
contributors, which bear burdens owing to overdue payments by Member States of
their assessments;
 
      2.    Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have paid
their assessed contributions in full;
 
      3.    Urges all other Member States to make every possible effort to
ensure payment of their assessed contributions to the United Nations
Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium
in full and on time;
 
      4.    Endorses the observations and recommendations contained in the
report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,
subject to the provisions of the present resolution;
 
      5.    Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to
ensure that the Transitional Administration is administered with a maximum of
efficiency and economy;
 
      6.    Decides to appropriate an amount of 94,269,700 United States
dollars gross (93,073,300 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Transitional
Administration for the period from 15 January to 30 June 1996, inclusive of
the amount of 29,500,000 dollars gross (29,037,100 dollars net) authorized for
the period from 15 January to 31 May 1996 under the provisions of General
Assembly decision 50/481, and requests the Secretary-General to establish a
special account for the Transitional Administration in accordance with
paragraph 46 of his report;
 
      7.    Decides also, as an ad hoc arrangement, and taking into account
the amount of 29,500,000 dollars gross (29,037,100 dollars net) already
apportioned in accordance with General Assembly decision 50/481, to apportion
an additional amount of 64,769,700 dollars gross (64,036,200 dollars net) for
the period from 15 January to 30 June 1996 among Member States 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 and 50/224 of 11 April 1996 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 1996 as set out in its
resolution 49/19 B of 23 December 1994 and its decision 50/471 A of 23
December 1995;
 
      8.    Decides further 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 7 above, their
respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated additional
staff assessment income of 733,500 dollars approved for the period from 15
January to 30 June 1996;
 
      9.    Takes note of the  cost estimate of the Secretary-General in the
amount of 284,776,500 dollars gross (275,350,500 dollars net) for the
maintenance of the Transitional Administration for the period from 1 July 1996
to 30 June 1997;
 
      10.   Decides to appropriate the amount of 140,484,350 dollars gross
(136,087,550 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Transitional
Administration for the period from 1 July to 31 December 1996, inclusive of
the amount of 3,440,050 dollars for the support account for peace-keeping
operations, to be assessed on Member States at a monthly rate of 23,414,100
dollars gross (22,681,300 dollars net), in accordance with the scheme set out
in the present resolution;
 
      11.   Decides also that, in accordance with the provisions of its
resolution 973 (X), there shall be set off against the apportionment among
Member States, as provided for in paragraph 10 above, their respective share
in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of
4,396,800 dollars approved for the period from 1 July to 31 December 1996;
 
      12.   Invites voluntary contributions to the Transitional Administration
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
established by the General Assembly in its resolutions 43/230 of 21 December
1988, 44/192 A of 21 December 1989 and 45/258 of 3 May 1991;
 
      13.   Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-first
session the item entitled "Financing of the United Nations Transitional
Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium".