too, can be best addressed through a constructive and open-minded attitude. My delegation therefore entertains high hopes for the fruitfulness of our forthcoming intersessional discussions and during the next session, accentuated somewhat by the tang of our disappointment with the limited results of the current session. To assist in these future deliberations, my delegation will soon be circulating, through the secretariat, two further papers for consideration by other delegations in the months to come. The first of these is a study that addresses the issue of the costs of maintaining an international inspectorate. This study, which was conducted by an expert consultant on behalf of the Verification Research Unit of the Department of External Affairs and International Trade, Canada, builds upon the very useful work done some years ago by the Netherlands and United Kingdom delegations, as well as others, and also takes into account more recent data that have become available, particularly about stockpiles and facilities. For each type of inspection or other verification activity envisaged under the convention, the study posits a series of assumptions about the number of sites involved, the likely size and tasks of the inspection team, the number of days required to complete those tasks, and the possible unit cost of each inspector, and thereby calculates the costs of each form of inspection and the cumulative cost of maintaining the inspectorate. I should like to underline that, in positing such assumptions, the study by no means intends to suggest that the figures cited should be regarded as categorical or definitive. Nor, indeed, do such assumptions represent the judgement of the Canadian Government on what such figures should be. But they do represent a serious attempt, on our part at least, to begin to make educated estimates of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the costs associated with maintaining an international inspectorate, which suggests that it is related to international cooperation and diplomacy. The inspectorate is likely related to the verification of certain activities or agreements, which may be related to the environment, natural resources, or industry. The text does not provide specific details about the purpose or scope of the inspectorate, but it seems to be a general discussion about the costs involved in maintaining such an organization.

**Category**
International trade, Science and technology