BALTIC SEAENVIRONMENT PROCEEDINGS No. 59 - Helcom

1. Introduction
Informal Working Group Meeting
on
Joint Exercises
Copenhagen 31st May 1990
ANNEX4
1.1. At its 13th Meeting, Restock 13-17 November 1989, the Combatting
Committee (CC) when considering the future Joint
Combatting exercises agreed upon terms of reference for an
informal working group on Joint Exercises in the Baltic
Baltic Sea. The terms of reference is attached as Annex I
(CC 13/16 para 9.8).
1.2. Denmark undertook to be the Lead Country for the informal
working group and invited the Contracting Parties to a
meeting in Copenhagen 31st May 1990 (CC 13/16 para 9.9). The
annotated Agenda for the Meeting is attached as Annex II.
1.3. The Meeting was attended by Delegations from most of the
Contracting Parties. The Federal Republic of Germany had in
beforehand submitted written comments.
The Meeting was chaired by Commander P. Stamp, Denmark.
List of Participants is attached as Annex III.
2. Outcome of the discussions based on the terms of reference
2.1. "TO evaluate overall aims for the different types of exercises
which are stated in the HELCOM Manual". (Volumen I,
chapter 9.1).
2.1.1. Svnthetic Exercise (BALEX ALPHA)
The Working Group (WG) proposed that Synthetic Exercises
should be introduced in the CC Meetings every second or
third year, starting in Sweden 1992.
Another solution will be to arrange seperate meetings for
the execution of such exercises. This solution would probably
result in a better outcome but also result in additional
costs.
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