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Part One. Article 27 239“Paragraph 4“4. Replace paragraph 4 with the following:‘[4. States Parties shall endeavour:‘(a) To designate knowledgeable law enforcement personnel to be available [ona 24-hour basis] to respond to transnational organized crime using, where available,the facilities provided for under paragraph 3 (b) of this article, especially such crimecommitted through the use of computers, telecommunications networks and otherforms of modern technology; and‘(b) To review their domestic legislation to ensure that such abuses are adequatelyaddressed.]’”Finland (A/AC.254/L.88)Paragraph 1Finland proposed that the following sentence should be added to article 19, paragraph1, of the draft convention:“Whenever appropriate, States Parties shall make full use of agreements andarrangements, including international or regional organizations, to enhance the cooperationbetween their law enforcement agencies.”United States of America (A/AC.254/L.91)Paragraph 2The United States proposed that the following text should be inserted at the endof article 19, paragraph 2:“(f) To exchange information with other States Parties on specific means andmethods used by organized criminal groups, including, as applicable, routes and conveyances,and use of false identities, altered or false documents, or other means ofconcealing their activities.”Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Rev.5)“Article 19 15“Law enforcement cooperation“1. States Parties shall consider entering into bilateral and multilateralagreements or arrangements on direct cooperation between their law enforcementagencies and, where such agreements or arrangements already exist, amending themwith a view to giving effect to this Convention. In the absence of such agreementsor arrangements between the States Parties concerned, the Parties may consider this15This article, amended at the fifth session of the Ad Hoc Committee, would appear to cover the method relating tolaw enforcement cooperation referred to in the three draft protocols. It was suggested that it might not be necessary to haveseparate provisions on matters relating to law enforcement cooperation in each of the draft protocols.