Reduction of military budgets.
- Author: UN General Assembly (31st sess. : 1976)
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Date:
14 December 1976
31. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FIRST COMMITTEE*
87. Reduction of military budgets
1. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General and to the Group of Experts on the Reduction of Military Budgets which assisted in the preparation of the report;
2. Requests the Secretary-General to make the necessary arrangements for the report to be issued as a United Nations publication and widely distributed;
3. Invites all States to communicate to the Secretary-General before 30 April 1977 their comments with regard to matters covered in the report and, in particular:
(a) Their views and suggestions on the proposed standardized reporting instrument contained in the report;
(b) Any information they may wish to convey on their military expenditure accounting practices, including a description of methods currently in use;
(c) Suggestions and recommendations concerning possible practical approaches for the further development and operation of a standardized reporting system;
4. Requests the Secretary-General to prepare, with the assistance of an intergovernmental group of budgetary experts appointed by him, a report containing an analysis of the comments provided by States pursuant to paragraph 3 above, in the light of the suggestions contained in the above-mentioned report, as well as any further conclusions and recommendations;
5. Requests the Secretary-General to distribute that report not later than 31 August 1977;
6. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-second session the item entitled "Reduction of military budgets".
98th plenary meeting14 December 1976
[1] A/31/Rev.1 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.77.I.6).
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