CALL FOR WRITTEN BRIEFING
Please where necessary
1. Tite which should appear at the top of the brief (Visit/Meeting, Place and Date):
2. UK Objectives are:
XN 6 (Issued 8/88)
VISIT OF MR MAUDE TO FINLAND, 2-4 JUNE
TO CONSOLIDATE UK/FINNISH RELATIONSHIP
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:-
X
X
X
*FORM OF BRIEFING REQUIRED
(Sce point 6 on checklist overleaf)
Background
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)
Department
Title of Individual Brief
Soviet
USSR incl Baltic States
X
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EED
East European Developments
CSCE Unit CSCE Process
X
X
ACDD
Arms Control & Disarmament (CFE)
X
Sec Pol
Nordic/Baltic Security (inc NNWFZ)
X
WED
German Question
X
7.
Please continue overleaf if necessary.
Grateful if Departments could, in addition, include a contribution to the Steering Brief. FORMAT as in PS/Mr Maude minutes of 20.10.89 and 24.11.89 (attached)
BRIEFS SHOULD BE KEPT AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE.
6
X
8.
copies of each brief in Time NOON
final form
draft form should be sent by Date 24.5.90
to:-
Name
Dept./Address
Tel. No.
JL Buchanan
WED,
W128
270 2407
Signature
Date