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1 I HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR A MINOR PROJECT WHICH WE MIGHT FUND OUT OF
1993-4 HOME OFFICE FUNDS FOR COLOMBIA. THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR IS ORGNAISING, TOGETHER WITHONE OF THE LEADING UNIVERSITIES AND THE UNDP,A REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER FOR ACADEMICS, AND PUBLIC SERVANTS ON THE SUBJECT OF CORRUPTION IN PUBLIC SERVICE. THE CONFERENCE WILL BE ATTENDED BY A MIXTURE OF UP TO 250 ACADEMICS AND PUBLIC SERVANTS, BOTH FROM COLOMBIA AND OTHER LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES. THE DATES ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE 10-12 NOVEMBER.
2.THE MINISTRY HAS IDENTIFIED TWO PEOPLE FROM BRITAIN WHO THEY
WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE. THEY ARE: GRAHAM PICTON-DAVIS OF RIPA, AND BERNARD DE ESTEVELLI, FORMERLY DIRECTOR OF AN ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAMME IN HONG KONG (CURRENT APPOINTMENT UNKNOWN). THE IDEA IS
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THAT THEY WOULD ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CONFERENCE, AND SPEND A COUPLE OF DAYS HERE OUTSIDE THE CONFERENCE WORKING WITH A SMALLER NUMBER OF PEOPLE DRAWN FROM, E.G., THE POLICE. BOTH WOULD HAVE PROGRAMMES INVOLVING THEM BEING HERE FOR A WORKING WEEK.
4. COSTS FOR EACH VISITOR WILL BE MADE UP OF A FARE AND HOTEL BILL (SAY #STERLING3,000 ON THE BASIS OF FIVE NIGHTS IN BOGOTA PLUS A FEE).
5.I BELIEVE THAT THE PROPOSAL HAS CONSIDERABLE ATTRACTION, PARTICULARLY THAT OF INVITING DE ESTEVELLI HERE TO HAVE A COUPLE OF WORKING DAYS WITH THE POLICE. CORRUPTION IS A MAJOR FACTOR HAMPERING EFFECTIVE ANTI-NARCOTICS ACTION HERE. WE MIGHT THEREFORE WELL FIND THAT DE ESTEVLLI CAN MAKE A USEFUL INPUT, ALBEIT IN A VERY LIMITED TIME. WHAT IS MORE LIKELY IS THAT HE OCULD GAIN AN INSIGHT INTO CURRENT POLICE PRACTICES WHICH LEAD TO CORRUPTION, AND POSSIBLY GIVE US A USEFUL LEAD TO FURTHER WORK WHICH THE PROGRAMME
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