A/RES/3463(XXX) GA

l8 General Assembly-Thirtieth Session RecaUing that in its resolution 3075 (XXVIII) the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to pursue the study of the consequences of the arms race, paying special attention to its effects on the economic and social dcvelopment of nations, as well as on world peace and security, in order to enable him to submit, upon request by the Assembly, an up-to-date report on that matter, on the basis of the information released by Governments, 1. Calls again upon all States, as well as the organs concemed with disarmament issues, to place at the cen- tre of thcir preoccupations the adoption of effective measures for the cessation of the arms race, especially in the nuclear field, and for the reduction of military budgets, particularly of the heavily armed countries, and to make sustained efforts with a view to achieving progress towards general and complete disarmament; 2. Requests the Secretary-General to bring up to date, with the assistance of qualified consultant experts appointed by him, the report entitled Economic and Social Consequences of the Arms Race and of Military Expenditures, covering the basic topics of that report and taking into account any new developments which he would consider necessary, and to transmit it to the General Assembly in time to permit its consideration at the thirty-second session; 3. Invites all Govemments to extend to the Sec-- retary-General their support and full co-operation to ensure that the study will be carried out in the most effective way; 4. Calls upon non-govemmental organizations and intemational institutions and organizations to co-op- erate with the Secretary-General in the preparation of the report; 5. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-second session the ítem entitled "Economic and social consequences of the armaments race and its extremely harmful effects on world peace and security". 2437th plenary meeting 11 December 1975 3463 (XXX). lmplementation of General Assemhly resolutiou 3254 (XXIX) The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 3254 (XXIX) of 9 Decem- ber 1974, Noti11g with appreciation that the 1974 report of the Group of Consultant Expcrts on the Reduction of Military Budgets has becn issued as a United Nations publication 18 and given wide distribution by the Secre- tary-General, Having examined the report of the Secretary-Gen- eral19 containing the views and suggestions of States regarding the matters covered in the report mentioned above, Considering that the report of the Group of Con- sultant Experts on the Reduction of Military Budgets, as well as the views and suggestions reflected in the report of the Secretary-General, indicates the need for further study of many of the complex questions identi- fied therein, 1s A/9770/Rev. l (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.75.1.10). 111 A/10165 and Add.l and 2. Reaffirming its convzctwn of the urgent necessity that the States permanent members of the Security Council, as well as any other State with comparable military expenditures, carry out reductions in their military budgets, Reaffirming also its conviction that part of the re- sources thus released should be utilized for social and economic development, particularly that of the devel- oping countries, Noting with concern that year after year world mili- tary expenditure continues to rise, Convinced that intemational security could be main- tained with far lower general levels of world military ex- penditures than at present, l. Appeals to all States, in particular the States per- manent members of the Security Council as well as any other State with comparable military expenditures, to strive to reach agreed reductions in their military budgets; 2. Urges the two States with the highest levels of military expenditure in absolute terms, pending such agreement, to carry out reductions in their military budgets; 3. Requests the Secretary-General, assisted by a group of qualified experts appointed by him after con- sultations with Member States, to prepare a report con- taining an in-depth analysis and examination in concrete terms of the various matters specified in paragraph 5 below, including conclusions and recommendations; 4. Calls upon ali Governments to extend their full co-operation in providing all such assistance as may be required for the efficient preparation of this report; 5. Decides that the report shall give emphasis par- ticularly to the following matters: (a) The definition and scope of the military sector and of military expenditures, as well as the classifica- tion and structuring of expenditures within the military budgets, with the over-all aim of achieving generally acceptable and universally applicable delimitations and definitions and a standardized accounting system, so as to permit eflective comparisons of the military budgets; ( b) The valuation of resources in the military sector, considering different economic systems and different structures of production within the military sector, with the purpose of examining methods concerning the re- lationships between resources and military output; (e) The deflation for price change in military pro- duction in different countries, witb the aim of examin- ing methods of measuring real expenditure trends over a period of time, taking into account differences between countries in the rate of price change; (d) The international value comparison and ex- change rates relevant to military production, with the purpose of examining methods for accurate currency comparison of military expenditures; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to submit the report to the General Assembly at its thirty-first session; 7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-first session an itero entitled "Reduction of military budgets: report of the Secretary-General un- der General Assembly resolution 3463 (XXX)". 2437th plenary meeting 11 December 1975

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