The Instructions for the Planning, Submission and Processing of Documentation and the DMS Information Notes, presented herein, are intended to ease and clarify the process of documents submission for Member States and for authors and offices of the United Nations Secretariat. The two texts are linked so that users can obtain both general information, in the Instructions, and more precise guidance, from the Information Notes, and to relevant reference sites. A DMS Contacts list, giving the names of the staff of the DMS, is also provided so that users may address specific questions or matters of concern directly to the individuals assigned to the management of their particular body of documentation.