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b. Arranges the reception and onward movement of evacuees (paragraph 68).

112. Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

a.

Initiates request to MOD for assistance and obtains political approval (paragraph 47).

b. After consultation with MOD (Air) may seek assistance from a friendly country for additional transport aircraft.

C. Provides political advice where appropriate to MOD (Air) on routeing and requests for diplomatic clearance for overflight and staging (paragraph 55).

d.

e.

Negotiates Status of Forces Agreement (paragraph 86).

Arranges reception and onward movement of evacuees (paragraph 67).

f. Provides and arranges despatch of processing teams (paragraph 63).

g. Advises Home Office of numbers and disembarkation points of evacuees arriving in the UK (paragraph 67).

h. Coordinates details of evacuees from relations and employers through FCO Crisis Room and passes to MOD for transmission to the OCR.

113. Chief of the Defence Staff.

a.

Authorises implementation of the plan (paragraph 97).

b.

Appoints the Commander (paragraph 104).

Directs the operation (paragraph 101).

C.

114. Ministry of Defence.

a.

Considers preparatory measures (paragraph 43).

b.

Informs UKCICC of the possibility of an SAE.

C. Provides intelligence assessment (paragraph 49).

d.

Issues instructions for mounting the operation including warning and implementation orders (paragraphs 71, 72 and 99).

e.

Activates DOMS (paragraph 55d).

f. Initiates immediate ('hot') planning if no Part 2 plan exists (paragraph 7).

9.

Considers the provision of armed protection (paragraph 89). Considers de-classification of the code word (paragraph 132).

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