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with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office about aid requirements
following natural disasters. There is frequently a development
element in reconstruction programmes needed after natural disasters and assistance towards such programmes may therefore fall on votes controlled by the Ministry of Overseas Development as well as those controlled by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office consults with the Ministry of Overseas Development in the formulation of such programmes.
VI. Technical Assistance
Technical assistance is largely handled by the Ministry of Overseas Development; the following code of practice applies to the handling of correspondence:
(A) Experts: Correspondence up to the point at which
the expert has been offered and accepted by the
recipient Government should be copied to the Foreign
and Commonwealth office. Thereafter you need copy to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office only such
correspondence as you consider the Office should see for
any reason.
(B) Trainees: Only application forms which governments think may have political significance need be copied
to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
(C) Equipment Correspondence should be copied
to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office up to the
point at which a decision is taken on what
Her Majesty's Government should supply.
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