August 9, 1974

LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 207

TO : Heads of all Government Offices, Agencies and Instrumentalities

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WHEREAS, it has been observed that there have been violations of this Order, to the detriment of national interest;

WHEREAS, strict compliance of this Order should be adhered to as a means to protect our widening diplomatic and trade relations and increased volume, extent, variety, complexity and sophistication of present-day international activities; to enhance intra-agency coordination; and to protect national security and interest;

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Request of foreign government representatives to meet with the Philippine Government officials, or vice-versa, and reports of such meetings, shall be coursed through the Department of Foreign Affairs.

"Foreign Government" shall include the UN or any of its specialized agencies.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 9th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Four. acd