THE STATE PUBLIC SERVICE GENERAL ORDERS, 1996
| Chapter: | Chapter 5 |
| Chapter Heading: | CORRESPONDENCE AND OFFICIAL ROUTINE |
| Part No.: | Part 1 |
| Part Heading: | CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION |
| GO No.: | 185 |
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Correspondence with other Governments | 185. - (1) A Head of Department who wishes a communication to be sent to the Government of another country shall address the State Secretary in a memorandum embodying the information which the Head of Department requires to communicate and in a form suitable for transmission to the Government concerned, together with any enclosure intended to accompany such communications in quadruplicate.
(2) A Head of Department may communicate directly on matters of purely departmental concern with an official of the same status as himself in another country: Provided that copies of such correspondence shall be forwarded to the State Secretary. (3) When a Head of Department communicates with another department in the Federal Government or of another State, a copy of such communication shall be extended to the Permanent Secretary in charge of his Ministry and to the State Secretary. |