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5.
A POLITICAL IMPETUS TO THIS PROCESS AND BY SUGGESTING AREAS ON WHICH SUCH IN-REGION MEETINGS SHOULD CONCENTRATE.
ON ORGANISATION, THE DG DECIDED THAT ITS LOWER TIER SHOULD MEET ANNUALLY IN BRUSSELS FOR THREE DAYS. IT SHIED AWAY FROM HOLDING MEETINGS IN REGIONS, PREFERRING TO LEAVE REPRESENTATION AT ANY SUCH MEETINGS CONVENED BY POSTS TO THE GOVERNMENTS CONCERNED. CHAIRMANSHIP OF REGIONAL MEETINGS WOULD IN PRINCIPLE CONTINUE TO ROTATE ANNUALLY BUT WOULD REMAIN IN CURRENT HANDS UNTIL OTHER GOVERNMENTS EXPRESSED A WISH TO CHAIR A PARTICULAR MEETING. (AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND SPAIN AGREED TO HAND OVER LATIN AMERICA TO THE US. THERE WERE NO CONTENDERS FOR THE CARIBBEAN MEETING WHICH THE UK WILL THEREFORE CONTINUE TO CHAIR.) MOST DELEGATIONS AGREED THAT THE RECIPIENT COUNTRY SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN AT LEAST PART OF ANY MEETING HELD IN ITS CAPITAL. THIS WOULD NOT PRECLUDE THE DONOR COUNTRIES MEETING IN PRIVATE SESSION. THE DG UPPER TIER, WHICH MEETS IN NOVEMBER, WILL REVIEW THE CONCLUSIONS ISSUED BY THE CHAIRMEN OF EACH
REGIONAL SESSION.
COMMENT
6. THE CONSIDERABLE WORK WHICH WE, THE US AND FRG INVESTED IN PREPARING FOR THIS MEETING TO AGREE CONCERTED ACTION PAID SOME, IF LIMITED DIVIDENDS. BUT WE SHALL NEED TO CONVINCE PARTICULARLY THE FRENCH AND SPANISH IF THE FORUM IS EVER TO
REALISE ITS FULL POTENTIAL.
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ADDITIONAL
NARCOTICS
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DISTRIBUTION
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