APPENDIX II
APPENDIX II
the Departments of Defense and Interior and with additional
personnel seconded by these and other departments and agencies
as needed.
The Department is sensitive to the desire of many of the
territories to expand foreign and regional relations,
especially to enhance economic development and attract
investment, and it attempts to take these interests into
account in formulating foreign policy initiatives.
The report,
however, notes the perception of some territorial officials
that their interests were not taken fully into account in
drafting the legislation associated with the Caribbean Basin
Initiative.
The possibility of adverse effects on the
territories was considered in formulation of the policy and
input was sought from the territorial governments early in the
process.
Once input was received from the territorial
governments, changes were made to the initiative to provide
safeguards for the territories' interests.
The Department
believes the territories were fairly treated in the formulation
of the Caribbean Basin Initiative and it intends to continue to
give special attention to seeking policy input from the
territorial governments in cases where their interests might be~affected.
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Paul Wolfowftz
Assistant
Bureau of
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Secretary
East Asian and Pacific
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