text: reference, see I. B. Kravis, A, Heston and R. Summers, World product and income: international comparison of real gross domestic product (Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1982), p. 7. / . . . \ . . . A/40/421 English Page 64 APPENDIX I Questionnaire on conscription Group of Experts on the Reduction of Military Budgets Questionnaire on conscription Country: Name of contact: Address: Telephone: Please return this auestionnaire to the Group's chairman: Hans Christian Cars FZJrsvarsclepartementet (Ministry of Defence) 103 33 STOCKHOLM, Sweden. (Telephone: (46)-8-763 26 40 or (46)-8-62 36 22) / . . . A/40/421 English Page 65 1. Numbers of conscript man-years in 1982 Please give the numbers in terms of man-years distributed among different ranks of conscripts and types of privates according to their respective lengths of service. It is desirable to receive the data for personnel in basic training separate from those for personnel in refresher training as the modalities of payments may be suite different between these two categories. Number of man-years Rank Captains In basic In refresher training training Lieutenants Second lieutenants Staff sergeants Sergeants Corporals Privates: (a) With less than 6 months of service (b) with 6-12 months of service (c) with more than 12 months of service / . . . A/40/421 English Page 66 2. Financial remuneration in 1982 Please give data concerning the daily direct pay to conscripts in basic and refresher training. (These pays multiplied by 365 and the number of man-years for each category would presumably add up to total cash allowances for conscripts in 1982). Daily pay to conscripts (Unit of account = 1 Rank Captains Lieutenants Second lieutenants Staff sergeants Serqeants Corporal s Privates: (a) With less than 6 months of service (b) With 6-12 months of service (c) With more than 
analysis: This text appears to be related to military conscription and the financial remuneration of conscripts. It seems to be a questionnaire sent to countries to gather data on the number of conscript man-years and the daily direct pay to conscripts in basic and refresher training. This data is likely used to understand the military budgets and expenses of different countries.