But private experts say the list is most likely short.

Public and private experts meet in the winter to make the final choice.

Private experts have estimated that such a program would cost several hundred million dollars.

Private experts say a more realistic figure may be twice that.

Some private experts are already questioning the cost and the effect of the currency union plan.

"Therefore the production rates are much higher" than private experts have calculated.

American intelligence officials and private experts said a decision on the installations could come within one or two years.

Private financial experts did not disagree with the importance of the moves.

Private experts say today's space walk was the 100th of the space age.

But most private experts believe that the Government has had most of its success in the last two years.