“…Without question, some of the contributors of those early years did little more than offer their approval to work done by others, but the previous named assessors plus authors such as Moody & Esser, in 1975, Jodry, in 1972, and Nehring, in 1978 and in 1982, were expressing the work of many associates as developed through company activities. We have had occasion to compare our work (8) with recent US and Soviet assessments (13). Generally speaking, the recent US assessments are marginally less than ours, while Soviet assess ments have been greater.…”