Princippet om geografisk balance var det vigtigste punkt i disse drøftelser. Dette princip blev i sidste ende sammen med princippet om institutionel balance og balance mellem kønnene medtaget i betænkningen i en ret så udvandet form.
The principle of geographical balance was the main cause of these debates, a principle that - along with the priorities of institutional and gender balance - was eventually included in the report in a much attenuated form.