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3. PLEASE INFORM YOUR HOST GOVERNMENT, THROUGH WHATEVER IS MOST APPROPRIATE IN THE LIGHT OF HOW THE REQUEST ORIGATED, THAT THEY ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT THE NAMES OF ONE OR TWO (BUT NO MORE) REPRESNTATIVES TO ATTEND THE SEMINAR. THEY SHOULD BE GOOD ENGLISH-SPEAKERS AND IDEALLY FROM MINISTRIES OF DEFENCE OR INTERIOR, THEY SHOULD BE AT UNDER-SECRETARY OR ROUGHLY EQUIVALENT

LEVEL.

4, PLEASE EXPLAIN IF NECESSARY THAT WE CANNOT CHANGE THE DATES TO

SUIT INDIVIDUAL ARRANGEMENTS. THE DATES CHOSEN ARE THE ONLY ONES

IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS ON WHICH ALL THE U K PARTICIPANTS WILL BE

AVAILABLE.

5. THERE WILL BE A CHARGE OF ABOUT £100 PER PERSON TO COVER THE

COST OF THE SEMINAR.

6. FOR TOKYO, ATHENS AND HONG KONG ONLY.

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YOU SHOULD ADD, (IN CONFIDENCE BECAUSE OTHER COUNTRIES ARE BEING TREATED DIFFERENTLY), THAT FOR THESE GOVERNMENTS THE SEMINAR IS THE FIRST PART OF WHAT WE HOPE WILL BE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME ON ASSISTANCE AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION.

7. FOR MOGADISHU ONLY.

WE SEE OBJECTION TO ATTENDANCE OF SOMALI MILITARY PERSONNEL. IF SOMALIA ARE LIKELY TO NOMINATE SUCH PLEASE CONSULT US FURTHER.

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