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244 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crimeexperts, including, subject to bilateral agreements or arrangements between theStates Parties concerned, the posting of liaison officers;(e) To exchange information with other States Parties on specific meansand methods used by organized criminal groups, including, where applicable,routes and conveyances and the use of false identities, altered or false documentsor other means of concealing their activities;(f) To exchange information and coordinate administrative and othermeasures taken as appropriate for the purpose of early identification of the offencescovered by this Convention.2. With a view to giving effect to this Convention, States Parties shallconsider entering into bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements on directcooperation between their law enforcement agencies and, where such agreementsor arrangements already exist, amending them. In the absence of such agreementsor arrangements between the States Parties concerned, the Parties may considerthis Convention as the basis for mutual law enforcement cooperation in respectof the offences covered by this Convention. Whenever appropriate, States Partiesshall make full use of agreements or arrangements, including international orregional organizations, to enhance the cooperation between their law enforcementagencies.3. States Parties shall endeavour to cooperate within their means torespond to transnational organized crime committed through the use of moderntechnology.C. Interpretative notesThe interpretative notes on article 27 of the convention approved by the AdHoc Committee and contained in its report on the work of its first to eleventhsessions (see A/55/383/Add.1, paras. 50-52) are as follows:Paragraph 1(a) The words “consistent with their respective domestic legal and administrativesystems” provide States parties with flexibility regarding the extent andmanner of cooperation. For example, this formulation enables States parties todeny cooperation where it would be contrary to their domestic laws or policies toprovide the assistance requested.Paragraph 1 (a)(b) States parties will make their own determination as to how best toensure the secure and rapid exchange of information. Many delegations endorsedthe use of direct communication between their different domestic law enforcementagencies and foreign counterparts. However, States parties that feel it more advisableto establish a central point of contact to ensure efficiency would not be precludedfrom doing so.Paragraph 3(c) The forms of modern technology referred to in article 27, paragraph 3,include computers and telecommunications networks.