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(4) A comprehensive education and public information program is an im- portant aspect of narcotics and drug control and this can be achieved througli programs designed to publicize widely the medical and social and economic dangers of narcotics and drugs and to insure the public awareness an under- standing of the programs that will be necessary to their full acceptance. The two parties agree to cooperate with each other and to employ existing assets, to the maximum extent feasible, in this effort.

(5) It is important to the combating of international narcotics and drug production and trafficking that the coordinated cooperation of many countries be obtained. Thus, the two governments agree to the desirability of encouraging and cooperating with United Nations and other multilateral programs to combat drug abuse and control traffic in narcotics.

(6) The Joint Planning Groups already established by the two governments will serve as a primary means of policy liaison in furtherance of the programs which are to be undertaken in implementation of this agreement.

(7) In order to carry out the purposes of this Memorandum of Under- standing, they will promptly proceed with the preparation and implementation of specific projects and programs within the field of narcotic and drug control.

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