97 - 98 99 - 134 99 - 123 124 - 134 135 - 146 135 - 141 142 - 146 -3- FOREWORD BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL By its resolution 33/67 of 14 December 1978, the Assembly requested the Secretary-General, with the assistance of an ad hoc panel of experienced practitioners in the field of military budgeting: (a) to carry out a practica1 test of the proposed reporting instrument with the voluntary co-operation of Statesq (b) t o assess the results of the practica1 test; (c) to develop recommendations for further refinement and implementation of the reporting instrument; it also requested him to report to the Assembly at its thirty-fifth session on the Implementation of the resolution. In pursuance of resolution 33’/67, the members of the Ad Hoc Panel on Military Budgeting were appointed after consultation with Member States. In September 1979, the Secretary-General circulated the document entitled "Proposed reporting matrix and instructions", which had been submitted by the Ad Hoc Panel, to al1 Member States and requested them to return the completed reporting instrument. The Ad HOC Panel assessed the responses to the reporting instrument from 114 Member States participating in the test, developed recommendations for further refinement and implementation of the reporting instrument, and prepared and submitted to the Secretary-General a unanimous report. Th@ Secretary-General wishes'to thank the members of the Ad Hoc Panel for their unanimous report, w hich he hereby submits to the General Assembly for its consideration. It should be noted that the observations and recommendations contained in the report are those of the members of the Ad Hoc Panel. In this connexion, the Secretary-General woüldlike to point out that, in the complex field of disarmament matters, in many instances he is not in a position to pass 
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The text appears to be related to international relations and diplomacy, specifically discussing a report on military budgeting and disarmament. It mentions the United Nations General Assembly, a Secretary-General, and an ad hoc panel of experts. The content focuses on the development and implementation of a reporting instrument for military spending, which suggests a strong connection to international security and defense.

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International relations, Defense