judgement on all aspects of the work accomplished by experts. / . . . LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 29 August 1980 Sir, 1 have the honour to submit herewith the report of the Ad Hoc Panel on Military Budgeting, appointed by you, which was rcquested by the General Assembly in paragraph 1 of its resolution 33/67 of 14 December 1978. The members of the Ad Hoc Panel were: Mr. Hans Christian Cars Head of Division, Planning and Budget Secretariat Ministry of Defence. Stockholm, Sweden Mr. José A. Encinas del Pando Director of the Centre for Economic and Social Research University of Lima Lima, Peru Mr. Daniel Gallik Senior Economist U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Washington, D.C., United States of America Mr. Traian Grozea Colonel Doctor3 Principal Scientific Researcher Centre for Studies and Research of History and Military Theory Bucharest, Romania Mr. Akira Kumagai Director, Planning and Co-ordination Division National Defence College Tokyo 9 Japan Mr. Victor 0. Odeka Commandant Nigerian Army Pay Corps Training School Lagos, Nigeria Mr. Benjamin Parwoto Pirst Marshal TNI, Deputy Assistant for Planning Department of Defence and Security Jakarta, Indonesia His Excellency Mr. Kurt Wsldheim Secretary-General. of the United Nations / . . . The Ad Hoc Panel held five sessions: from 14 to 18 !tay 1979, from 27 to 31 August 1979, from 21 to 25 January.1980, from 23 June to 3 July 1980, and from 25 to 29 August 1980. At the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Panel, I had -- the honour of being elected as its Chairman. Mr. V. 0. Odeka of Nigeria participated only in the second session of the Panel. During its first two sessions, held in 1979, the Ad Hoc Panel completed -- preparations for the practica1 test of the instrument for standardized reporting 311 military expenditures of Member States. At its three sessions held in 1980, 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a formal report submitted to the United Nations Secretary-General, detailing the work of an Ad Hoc Panel on Military Budgeting. The report discusses the panel's activities, including the completion of preparations for standardized reporting of military expenditures of Member States. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, relief, culture, or science and technology in the context of these fields. Instead, it focuses on the military budgeting process and reporting of military expenditures, which suggests a connection to the field of defense and security.

**Category**
Defense, Security