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drugs agreement. Contacts were also planned with the Swiss on MLA issues including extension of the drugs arrangement to cover all crime. Mr Hawkins said that Mr Frey from the Justice Ministry was expected to visit London in the week commencing 11 December to discuss these issues.
5. Any other business
(a) Mr White suggested a review of the general pace of progress. What should be our priorities and at what speed was it desirable and would it be possible to move forward? Should we aim to conclude agreements at a greater speed? Although the problem remained that only a limited number of countries had legislation compatible with the DTOA in place. Mr Vallance said that Home Office Ministers were pleased with progress. The targets on the plan were reasonable, as was the pace. He was encouraged by the fact that the first restraint order had been made on behalf of the US. Others were likely in the near future. Mr Hawkins suggested that we should increase our annual to targets to 9 in 1991 and 10 in 1992.
After further discussion the Chairman summed up that all Departments represented agreed that it was desirable to move ahead as fast as possible. In practice the pace was contained by matters outside our control. way forward was, therefore, a modest increase in the target
from 8 in 1990 to 9 in 1991 and 10 in 1992.
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(b) Mr Adams noted that the speed of conclusion of agreements raised resource implications. Mr White agreed that the resource point needed watching by all Departments concerned. He then asked for views on priority countries to meet the targets agreed. There were still a number of important financial centres that we needed to tackle. Although some did not have the necessary domestic legislation in place.
(c) Mr Cooney said that we should pursue a full agreement with Netherlands. Also Luxembourg, Singapore, Pakistan and UAE were important. Mr Jones said he would make enquiries over Japan. Mr White suggested Thailand and India might be included as 1992 targets. Mr Adams said Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Austria should be high priorities. Mr Vallance asked about Eastern Europe. Mr Jones and Mr Cooney indicated that Eastern Europe was not an operational priority at this stage. Mrs Tarrant asked about Colombia. Mr Hawkins said that Colombia had no legislation. Mr Jones asked about Austria and Mr Hawkins said that we had been in touch. Austria was now considering they needed to introducing legislation to ratify the UN Convention.
(d) Mr White asked Mr Vallance about progress in drawing up the Orders In Council that would bring the agreements into
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