8 8 9 9 11 13 G G 7 14 7 14 / . . . -26 Table 3. fiTmber of entxies in the total row of each fOXC@ ñXOUP I Ei Column No. Foxce groups 1. Stxategic forces 2. Lana forces 3. Naval forces 4. Aix foxces 5. Other cornbat foxces 6. Support 7. Command 8. Paramilitary foxces 9. Civil defence 10. EIome terxitoxy 11. Abxoad 12. United Nations peace-keeping l!Tmbex of entxies explicitly stated 7 13 11 ', 12 10 10 12 8 7 7 9 8 13. TO-t&L 14 1 86. As shown by table 2, al1 xespondents have been able to supply their figures concerning "Operating costsr' and "Procurement and construction" both at that leve1 and the next lowex leve1 of aggxegation. Regarding the cost categoxy "Research and developmentf', only one countxy has failed to supply any figures at all. !Ihe subitems under this category have, however, pxesented some difficulties of intexpretation fox a numbex of the respondents. No countxy has suggested that these items ought to be modifíed ox deleted. 87. Concerning the structuxe of foxce gxoups, table 3 shows that the main / columns 1 to 7 are generally applicable. The low number of enswers under " Stxategi( Torces" is natuxally due to the fact that only two of the participating countxies possess such armaments an$ that most of the other xespondents found it superfluous , to state explicitly that,they do not. 88. Although the numbex of xeplies undex columns 8 to 12 is rathex limited, no / changes seem to be indicated except for the column of "Civil defence", which was 1 discussed above (paras. 56-58). 1 89. A majoxity of paxticipating countries provided answers to the questions in part II'of the instxuctions of the reporting instxument. 1 i / -27- 
**Analysis**
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