the Ad Hoc Panel analysed and assessed the responses to the reporting instrument f'rom-i&-%mber States participating in the test, prepared the present report znd adopted it on the basis of consensus. The Ad Hoc Panel wishes to acknowledge with appreciation the assistance it received from the Centre for Disarmament and the Statistical Office of the Jnited Nations Secretariat. Mr. Pal Csillag, Director and Chief of the Committee Ind Conference Services Section of the Centre for Disarmament, served as secretary of the Ad Hoc Panel for its sessions in 1979;1 and Mr. H. Matsumoto, jenior Political Affairs Officer in charge of data research and documentation 1n the Centre, for its sessions in 1980. Mr. G. Martinsson, Chief of the Sational Accounts and Special Projects Section of the Statistical Office, Lssisted the Panel in statistical matters during its first three sessions and Irs. 1. Tsao, Statistical Officer, continued the assistance in its last two lessions. 1 have been requested by the Ad Hoc Panel, as its Chairman, to submit its ,eport to you on its behalf. Yours respectfully, (Sifled) J. A. ENCINAS DEL PANDO Chairman of the Ad Hoc Panel on Military Budgeting /... . -6- 1* INTRODUCTION A. Background 1. On numerous occasions throughout the years, the General Assembly has expressed its deep concern over the continued increase in global military expenditures and its detrimental effects on international security and on economic and social developments. The Assembly has also called upon the Member States of the United Nations to take concrete steps, as an important disarmarnent measure, to reduce milítary e::penditures and to reallocate human and financia1 resources fsom military to economic and social development purposes , part icularly for the benefit of the developing countries. 2. To Chis end, the General Assembly at its twenty-,eighth session considered 
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International trade, Industry