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the UK delegation.

Mercury will have a particular interest

in global traffic forecasts. Mercury will be entitled to

attend similar EUTELSAT meetings as soon as there is firmly

booked EUTELSAT capacity.

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The Government reserves the right to attend all meetings

of the satellite organisations at signatory level where

questions concerning British Government policy are at

issue. In doing so they will look to balance the need

to ensure continuity in the development and expression

of such policy with the need to avoid giving rise to a

damaging degree of political influence over commercial

and operational decisions. Where Government attends

Signatory level meetings BT will accord the Government's

representative appropriate accreditation.

Consultative Arrangements prior to International Meetings

5 DTI will make appropriate arrangements for the discussion

of major issues of international telecommunications policy

with interested parties including PTOs, manufacturing industry

and users.

6 It is envisaged that other consultative arrangements will be

organised on the following basis:-

CCITT

at present British Telecom act as coordinator of the

.8 consultative groups and chair the UK coordination committee.

In future the DTI will appoint the Chairman of the National

Coordinating Committee and of the Coordinating Committee for