Performance Targets
the political pot anities which opening and democratisation in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union have created to promote British values and influence, through increased flow of visitors in all fields of professional, educational, administrative and economic activity.
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Bulgaria, Romania, Soviet Republics.
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Working attachments in Britain for at least 60 young professionals p.a. from Eastern Europe; and grants for 2,000 young people and 36 youth leaders to make exchange visits on low cost matched funding basis.
The political opening and democratisation of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union has unleashed massive demand for educational and cultural
The Czechoslovak Foreign contact with, and assistance from, Britain. Minister recently told the Prime Minister that every Czechoslovak "needed
Mr Dienstbier also sought to learn English in the next six months”. management training and more general educational help from the British Council. Similar demands are coming from other Eastern European countries It is in Britain's interests to respond, particularly to requests to help replace Russian with English as the obligatory second language in education. A start has been made using additional funds agreed for British
We need urgently to expand the Council programmes in the 1989 Survey.
In English language teaching, seed money now scale of these programmes. can launch major new initiatives which will become progressively more
The Br ish Council can now self-supporting through revenue-generation. also set up its own premises separate from our Embassies in Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Bulgaria and Romania and open new offices in some of the
We also need funds for expanded exchange non-Russian Soviet Republics. programmes and for new scholarships.
SHONG KONG
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This bid also brings together several foreseeable demands on Diplomatic Wing resources needed to meet our objectives in Hong Kong. Others are likely to arise during the Survey period which we present foresee.
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MANAGEMENT IN CONFIDENCE
Performance Targets
Contribute no more than 50% of the total costs of