Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence

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Figure 1.7 Map of MAAC Representation in South Africa
MILITARY ATTACHÉ AND ADVISOR CORPS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Resident (44)
Algeria; Angola; Argentina; Belgium;
Botswana; Brazil; Burundi; Cameroon;
Canada; Chile; Cote D’Ivoire; Egypt;
France; Gabon; Germany; Greece;
India; Indonesia; Italy; Kenya; Korea
(ROK); Malawi; Malaysia; Namibia;
Netherlands; Nigeria; Pakistan; PRC
(China); Rep of Congo; Romania;
Russia; Rwanda; Senegal; Spain;
Sweden; Tanzania; Ukraine; United
Kingdom; United States of America;
Uruguay; Vietnam; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Bilateral and Multilateral Interaction: The importance
of defence diplomacy as a vehicle to enhance the
national foreign policy, NEPAD goals and the
Africa Agenda is emphasised by the international
interaction of the DOD in the past year. The
following agreements were signed during the year
under review:
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The agreement with Spain on Defence
Cooperation signed on 19 April 2007, as well
as agreements on Joint Protection of Classified
Defence-Related Information; Joint Protection
of Classified Defence-Related Information; and
a Joint Declaration of Intent concerning the
reciprocal Protection of Classified Defence-
Related Information in July 2007.
Agreement with the Netherlands on the status
of military and civilian personnel of the
respective Departments of Defence present
in each other’s territory of activities related to
military cooperation, signed on 8 June 2007.
Agreement with Guinea-Bissau on Defence
Cooperation, signed on 8 August 2007.
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO):
Note of exchange on the status of members
of NATO’s Group 1 participating in Exercise
AMAZOLO (28 August 2007).
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Non-resident (2)
Declaration of Intent with the Democratic
Republic of the Congo on activities that need
to be undertaken before the next Binational
Commission, signed between 13 and 22 August
2007.
Memorandum of Understanding on Defence
Cooperation with the United Kingdom, signed
on 8 November 2007.
Two Letters of Assist with the United Nations
on MONUC, signed in 0ctober 2007.
Agreement with Mozambique on the
establishment of a Joint Permanent Commission
on Defence and Security, signed on 21 November
2007.
Joint Declaration of Intent concerning a future
Military Bilateral Programme of Cooperation
with France in support of, and in cooperation
with, the Government of the Central African
Republic, on security sector reform, signed on
28 February 2008.
The Memorandum of Understanding on
Defence Cooperation with the United Kingdom
has been renewed.
The Note of Exchange for the extension of the
Defence Training and Technical Cooperation
Agreement with Ghana has been finalised.