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RE QUESTION (3), WE ARE ENDEAVOURING TO FIND OUT WHAT CHEM-

ICALS HAVE BEEN BANNED IN THIS COUNTRY BUT SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR

ANY INFORMATION YOU HAVE.

3.

4.

RE QUESTION (6), THE TEXT OF THE RELEVANT SECTION IN THE

HELSINKI AGREEMENT IS AS FOLLOWS: 'IMPROVEMENT OF WORKING

CONDITIONS FOR JOURNALISTS. THE PARTICIPATING STATES, DESIRING

TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH JOURNALISTS FROM ONE

PARTICIPATING STATE EXERCISE THEIR PROFESSION IN ANOTHER PARTIC-

IPATING STATE, INTEND IN PARTICULAR TO: EXAMINE IN A FAVOURABLE

SPIRIT AND WITHIN A SUITABLE AND REASONABLE TIME SCALE REQUESTS

FROM JOURNALISTS FOR VISA: GRANT TO PERMANENTLY ACCREDITED

JOURNALISTS OF THE PARTICIPATING STATES, ON THE BASIS OF ARRANGE-

MENTS, MULTIPLE ENTRY AND EXIT VISAS FOR SPECIFIED PERIODS:

FACILITATE THE ISSUE TO ACCREDITED JOURNALISTS OF THE PARTICIPAT-

ING STATES OF PERMITS FOR STAY IN THEIR COUNTRY OF TEMPORARY RESIDENCE AND, IF AND WHEN THESE ARE NECESSARY, OF OTHER OFFICIAL

PAPERS WHICH IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THEM TO HAVE: EASE ON A BASIS

OF RECIPROCITY, PROCEDURES FOR ARRANGING TRAVEL BY JOURNALISTS OF

THE PARTICIPATING STATES IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THEY ARE EXERCISING THEIR PROFESSION, AND TO PROVIDE PROGRESSIVELY GREATER OPPORTUN- ITIES FOR SUCH TRAVEL, SUBJECT TO THE OBSERVANCE OF REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE EXISTENCE OF AREAS CLOSED FOR SECURITY REASONS: ENSURE THAT REQUESTS BY SUCH JOURNALISTS FOR SUCH TRAVEL RECEIVE, IN SO FAR AS POSSIBLE, AN EXPEDITIOUS RESPONSE, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE TIME SCALE OF THE REQUEST: INCREASE THE OPPORTUNITIES

FOR JOURNALISTS OF THE PARTICIPATING STATES TO COMMUNICATE PERSON-

ALLY WITH THEIR SOURCES, INCLUDING ORGANISATIONS AND OFFICIAL

INSTITUTIONS: GRANT TO JOURNALISTS OF THE PARTICIPATING STATES

THE RIGHT TO IMPORT, SUBJECT TO ITS BEING TAKEN OUT AGAIN, THE TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT (PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, TAPE RECORDER, RADIO AND TELEVISION) NECESSARY FOR THE EXERCISE OF THEIR PROFESS- ION: ENABLE JOURNALISTS OF THE OTHER PARTICIPATING STATES, WHETHER PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY ACCREDITED, TO TRANSMIT COMP- LETELY, NORMALLY AND RAPIDLY BY MEANS RECOGNISED BY THE PARTICI- PATING STATES TO THE INFORMATION ORGANS WHICH THEY REPRESENT, THE

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