ase
CALL FOR WRITTEN BRIEFING
where where necessary
1. Title which should appear at the top of the brief (Visit/Meeting, Place and Date):
XN 6 (Issued 8/88)
MOTION BY THE LORD GREENHILL FOR DEBATE:
"TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE FUTURE OF THE
COMMONWEALTH... 11
(followed by country/subject heading)
2. UK Objectives are:
3. The user of the briefing has been consulted about requirements and has confirmed
need for written briefing.
4. (Where appropriate). The Post has been consulted.
5. (Where appropriate). An agenda has been agreed.
* In most cases, officials should be given an oral briefing supplemented, if necessary, by a checklist of "Bull Points/Memory Joggers". Only rarely should it be necessary to provide officials with full written briefing.
6. Could Departments provide the following briefs:-
Title of Individual Brief
*FORM OF BRIEFING REQUIRED
(See point 6 on checklist overleaf)
Background
Aid to C/W countries (total aid figs)+ Major Issues
NAMMIRA LESOHU, SERI Bifeneral/general
Bilateral/general issues
Issues
Department
APD
CSAD
SA
AFRICA. other
EAD
HKD
HK/CW and HK general
LAD
BELIZE
bilateral/general
MED
only
Full brief in
Standard Format (see FCO circular 170/87 of 15.7.87)
Checklist of
points to make
Other (use part 7 below if necessary)
see part 7 below
GULF CRISIS C/W countries' involvement
Please continue overleaf if necessary.
7. Please cover major current bilateral issues with C/W countries plus FIJI and
CAMEROON, and multilateral and functional activities involving the C/W Secretariat. Contributions should be in the form of short, self-contained, "Modules" of prose which can be slotted into the Minister's speech as required". A separate page is requested for each country/subject. Please submit with LOGICA/NEXEL compatible discs
8.
2 copies of each brief in
final form
Time 100hrs
Name
MW POWLES
Signature
to:-
draft form should be sent by Date 21.11.90
Dept./Address
CCD/W140
Date
16.11.90
Tel. No.
270 2935 or 270 3343