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9. The Management Services Branch (or equivalent) and the internal

auditors should also monitor reports on visits to ensure that

Departmental Guidelines are being followed (5.13)

10. The normal size of a visiting party should be one. (5.21)

11.

Officials in adjacent grades of the same chain of command should

not go on the same visit. (5.22)

12.

The Lead Department should be given specific responsibility for

inter-Departmental delegations. (5.27)

13. The Exchequer and Audit Department should be asked to check

from time to time that this responsbility is being exercised

properly. (5.29)

14.

The DOE/DOI as joint Lead Departments should invite the

appropriate territoral Department to attend the EC Regional Policy

Committee and Regional Fund Management Committee only when a major

project in that territory is being considered by the Committee. (5.35)

• 15.

Visitors to sensitive countries should notify the FCO geographical

department concerned direct, and not the Protocol and Conference

Department who have hitherto acted as a post-box. (5.39)

16. Departments should be allowed to negotiate discounts with British

airlines. (5.47)

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