Professor (on research leave) University of Lima Lima, Peru Mr. Daniel Gallik Senior Economist United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Washington, D.C., United States of America Mr. Stefan 0. Mateescu Senior Economist Central Statistical Office Bucharest, Romania Col. Victor 0. Odeka Commandant Nigerian Army School of Finance and Administration Lagos, Nigeria His Excellency Javier P&rez de Cubllar Secretary-General of the United Nations New York / . . . A/40/421 English Page 6 Mr. Benjamin Parwoto (AVM Indonesian Air Force) Commanding General Materiel Command (Komatau) Lanuma Hussein Sastraneqara Bandung, Indonesia The report was prepared between February 1983 and June 1985. During that period, the Group held six sessions at United Nations Headquarters in New York: from 7 to 11 March and 8 to 19 August 1983; 6 to 17 February and 9 to 20 July 1984; and 19 February to 9 March and 10 to 14 June 1985. At the first and second sessions of the Group in 1983, the expert appointed to serve from Romania was Mr. Stefan 0. Mateescu who was replaced on 6 June 1984 by Col. Arcadie Sasu. On 21 May 1985, Col. Sasu was replaced by Col. Gheorghe Lepadat. Also, Col. Vito Caporaso of Italy who attended two sessions in 1983 and one SeSSiOn in 1984 was replaced by Col. Gaetano Battaglia , who attended the two sessions of 1985. The Group was assisted in its work by Professor Jacsues Fontanel of the University of Grenoble, France, who served as consultant. Mr. Fehmi Alem of the Department for Disarmament Affair8 served as Secretary of the Group. Valuable assistance was also received from Professor Alan Heston formerly of the United Nations Statistical Office, presently Professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 37/95 B, I have submitted to you two 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to international cooperation and diplomacy, specifically in the context of disarmament and arms control. The involvement of high-ranking officials from various countries, including the United Nations Secretary-General, suggests a focus on international relations and global governance. The mention of economic and statistical experts, as well as the reference to a report prepared between 1983 and 1985, further supports this hypothesis.

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