CONFIDENTIAL UK EYES A
instead that Brazil should be invited to attend, particularly as
they have failed to secure a place in the last two years. From the Caribbean, I propose to invite a student from Trinidad and Tobago, as a suitable candidate has already been identified.
THE RESERVE LIST
23.
The proposed reserve list is shown in order of priority at Part 2 of Annex A. Appropriate caveats have been applied to certain countries to ensure that if it is necessary to select
students from the reserve, a broad regional balance can be
maintained.
SECURITY
24. Countries should normally be invited to nominate students
only if they have a suitable rating in Table X. Proposed
exceptions would have to be considered through the RMIPC procedure and if necessary by Ministers. [However, the RCDS and the security authorities have agreed that the course content
course can be reclassified as RESTRICTED (as opposed to
CONFIDENTIAL) without making any significant changes to the syllabus. This should remove the majority of the potential
security difficulties.]
RECOMMENDATION
25. I invite the Chiefs of Staff to:
note the adjustments made to the regional allocation of
overseas RCDS places within an unchanged total of 38
(paragraphs 3-5).
b. agree that invitations for the 1993 RCDS course should
be issued to those countries listed in part 1 of Annex A,
and that the reserves should be those shown in order of
CONFIDENTIAL UK EYES A