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TO PRIORITY CERTAIN MISSIONS AND DEPENDENT TERRITORIES

GUIDANCE TELEGRAM NUMBER 037 OF 16 MARCH 1983

is previons wirrspondens IMPROVED COOPERATIONtr Mr. March

GUIDANCE TELNO 199 OF 25 OCTOBER 1982:

AMONG THE TEN ON REPRESENTATION IN THIRD COUNTRIES

1. ON 8 MARCH THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE OF THE TEN AGREED ON A

TEXT PROVIDING FOR IMPROVED COOPERATION AMONG MISSIONS OF THE

TEN IN THIRD COUNTRIES, YOU WILL RECEIVE A COPY BY BAG. THE

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COOPERATION AMONGST MISSIONS OF THE TEN IN THIRD COUNTRIES

HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF POLITICAL COOPERATION

AND HAS DEVELOPED SATISFACTORILY OVER THE YEARS.

THE TIME IS NOW RIPE TO REVIEW THIS COOPERATION WITH A VIEW

TO INTENSIFYING AND EXTENDING IT. THIS SHOULD BE DONE

PRAGMATICALLY, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE NEEDS AND LIMITATIONS

OF THE LOCAL SITUATION IN EACH CASE. THE AIMS ARE TO

STRENGTHEN THE IMPACT AND ENHANCE THE IMAGE OF POLITICAL

COOPERATION: AND TO PROMOTE GREATER EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, IMPROVE ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY, MAKE BUDGETARY SAVINGS

AND IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS IN DIFFICULT POSTS.

MISSIONS OF THE TEN ARE TO SUBMIT A CONCISE JOINT REPORT

TO THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE WITHIN A YEAR SUMMARISING WHAT

THEY HAVE AGREED.

AN ANNEX TO THE PAPER LISTS, AS ́A BASIS FOR DISCUSSION, AREAS WHICH MIGHT OFFER SCOPE FOR IMPROVED COOPERATION. THESE ARE: GREATER EXCHANGE OF POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION, SHARED 'ORGANISATION AND

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