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practical value of the plan. It would be extremely difficult to draw up the list and keep it up to date, and, furthermore, the persons chosen might not always be available when they were wanted. In view of these practical difficulties, therefore, it would be preferable that the SecretaryGeneral should apply to Governments when observers were required for a specific task, since selection of individuals by Governments would thereby be made much easier. Other representatives (including the United Kingdom delegate) also questioned the desirability of creating a Panel of Field Observers on the basis proposed because of the practical difficulties involved in setting up such a Panel. After considerable discussion of the details of the two proposals the two draft resolutions submitted by the special Committee were put to the vote. The resolution concerning the Field Service was adopted by 38 votes (N.Z.) to 5 with 8 abstentions ; the resolution concerning the Panel of Field Observers was adopted by 28 to 7 with 18 abstentions (N.Z.). The New Zealand representative explained that New Zealand had abstained on the second resolution not for political or legal reasons, but because it considered that it would be a more practical procedure for the Secretary-General to consult with member States and secure field observers whenever they were required. New Zealand would, however, with a certain freedom of action as to procedure, make every effort to co-operate with the Secretary-General in the implementation of the draft resolution. The Committee also accepted a suggestion that an oath should be administered to all persons employed as field observers, on the understanding that if any objection should be raised either by a Government or by an observer to the taking of the United oath the SecretaryGeneral would enter into negotiations with the Government concerned to overcome the difficulties. On the suggestion of the representative of the Lebanon the Committee also agreed that the term " 300 men " used in the report of the special Committee should be replaced in future by the term " 300 persons " in order to provide for the possible inclusion of women in the Field Service. When the Committee's report came before the General Assembly the opponents of the proposals reiterated the same arguments against the plans which they had used before in the special Committee and in the ad hoc Political Committee. The Assembly nevertheless adopted draft resolution A (Field Service) by 46 votes (N.Z.) to 5 with 3 abstentions. Draft resolution B (Panel of Field Observers) was adopted by 38 votes to 6 with 11 abstentions (N.Z.)