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D E P A R T M E N T O F D E F E N C EThe Subdivision contributed to the promotion of the SouthAfrican foreign relation policy by facilitating DefenceCommittee meeting with Germany, the PRC, the USA and theUK, as well as the bilateral Joint Permanent Commissions onDefence and Security with respectively Namibia, Zimbabweand Botswana. The Subdivision also facilitated the attendanceby the Minister and a representative of C SANDF at the 6thMeeting of the African Chiefs of Defence Staff and Heads ofSecurity in Addis Ababa. At the same time, the 4th OrdinaryMeeting of the Specialised Technical Committee on Defence,Safety and Security met and was attended by a SANDF representative.The Defence Attachés supported the SA DefenceRelated Industry abroad through the facilitation of trade meetings.In order to provide strategic direction, staff teams visited variousDefence Attaché offices abroad, these offices includedEthiopia, Vietnam, Kenya and the DRC.The DOD VIP Lounge at the O.R. Tambo InternationalAirport continued to render a service to the members of theDOD and visiting foreign delegations. About 1 346 personsmoved through the lounge.During September 2010, the biennual African Aerospace andDefence Exposition was co-hosted with the SA DefenceIndustry. The Subdivision was responsible for coordinatingthe Foreign Visitors Programme whereby seventeen Ministersof Defence six Chiefs of Defence force; seven Chiefs ofArmy; 21 Chiefs of Air force; seven Chiefs of Navy and twoSurgeons General and/or their representatives were hostedduring the Defence Industry Exposition.During the year under review, the Subdivision focused on thepreparation of Defence Attachés designated for thechangeovers and no new courses were presented. The nextDefence Attaché course is scheduled for May 2011 to prepareDefence Attachés designate to deploy in July and December2011.Despite the structural misalignment and insufficient budgetallocation for operational requirements of Defence Attachéoffices, the subdivision has managed to reach the performanceoutputs that were within the direct control. Services andDivisions contributed to the development and maintenance ofthe Subdivision as part of their on going activities within thebroader context of defence diplomacy. In turn, theSubdivision has contributed positively to the purpose of theAdministration Programme.O b j e c t i v e s a n d M e a s u r e sThe Defence Foreign Relations Subprogramme purpose is toprovide the DOD and MOD with a foreign relations capabilityand services.O u t p u t sTable 4.17 below provides details of the Defence ForeignRelations Subprogramme outputs, performance indicatorsand targets as specified in the DOD Strategic PlanFY2010/11.Table 4.17: Defence Foreign Relations Output Detail for FY2010/11OutputDefence ForeignRelations capabilityand servicesPerformanceIndicatorLevel of compliancewith timely and accuratedelivery of consularservices asrequiredNumber of diplomaticmissionsAnnualTargetFull compliance37Actual TargetAchievementFull compliance38Reasons for Over/Under AchievementAchievedA Defence Office wasopened in Cuba duringOctober 2010. The officein Tunisia will be closedby May 2011 returningto the planned targetEffect of Subprogramme Output Achievement on ENE Vote 21 Purpose, Objectives and Measures.DFR remained in the forefront in directing the DOD's foreign relations effort towards the region, the African continent andthe international community as a whole. The successful achievement of the objectives contributed positively to the purposeof Administration Programme to execute the DOD's overall management, administration and policy development.52ANNUAL REPORT FY 2010/2011