b.
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Foreign Affairs
(1)
Relations with USA, Japan, China. Policy towards Third World including economic aid.
B. REST OF THE WORLD
6.
REPORTING BY TOPIC CATEGORY I
a.
Terrorism both domestic and international (including incidents, statements, claims, decisions and threats made by groups in the Middle East or elsewhere, particularly as they refer to UK interests directly or indirectly).
b.
Arms control and disarmament.
c.
Nuclear proliferation. *
d.
Chemical and biological warfare developments and proliferation. *
e. Acquisition, development, testing and production of ballistic missile systems and other long range weapons delivery systems. Space-related developments.
f.
Statements relating to the composition and functioning of the UN Security Council.
g.
Energy and international environment matters.
h. Defence issues (including policies, interventions and military trade).
i.
j.
Banking and financial information (including debt).
Drugs production, processing and trafficking, especially of heroin, cocaine (and also marijuana) particularly in South and Central America, Caribbean, Asia and Middle East. Local political attitudes to enforcement and narcotics related corruption and terrorism.
k. Economic policy issues, including matters relating to UN/EC imposed embargoes, especially evidence of sanctions evasion.
1. Islamic fundamentalism.
* The following countries are of particular interest: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, South Africa, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Israel, Syria, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, India, China.
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