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The role of defence attachés is to promote the Government's policies in the area of international security co-operation. The principal components of this policy are to strengthen international peace and stability by preventing conflicts, contributing to the transformation of the security structures of vulnerable states, assisting and building partnerships with those
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who may contribute to peace support operations and by reducing the risk of terrorism through greater co-operation and communication.

The following table details the changes to the MoD's attaché network by country since 1997.


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Country 1997( 1) 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007( 2) 2008( 3)

Afghanistan

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

Albania

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Algeria

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

Angola

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

Argentina

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Australia

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Austria(4)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

Bahrain

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Bangladesh

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

Belgium

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Barbados

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

Brazil

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

Brunei

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Bulgaria

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

Canada

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Chile

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

China

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

Colombia

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Congo, Democratic Republic of (DRC)

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Croatia

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Cyprus

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Czech Republic

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

Denmark

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Egypt

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

Ethiopia

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

Finland

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

France

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Georgia

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Germany

4

4

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

Ghana

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Greece

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Guatemala

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Hungary

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

0

India

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Indonesia

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Iraq

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

Ireland

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

Israel

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Italy

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

Jamaica

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Japan

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Jordan

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Kazakhstan

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Kenya

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Korea

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Kuwait

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Latvia

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

Lebanon

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Lithuania

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Macedonia

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Malaysia

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

Mexico

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Morocco

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Nepal

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

Netherlands

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

New Zealand

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Nigeria

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Norway

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Oman

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Pakistan

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Philippines

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

Poland

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Portugal

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Qatar

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Romania

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

Russia

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

Saudi Arabia

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

Serbia (formerly FRY)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Sierra Leone

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Singapore

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Slovakia

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

0

Slovenia

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

South Africa

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Spain

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Sri Lanka

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Sudan

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

Sweden

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Switzerland

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

Syria

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Thailand

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Turkey

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Uganda

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Ukraine

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

United Arab Emirates

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

United States of America

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

UK Mission to UN New York

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Uzbekistan

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

Venezuela

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

Yemen

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

Zimbabwe

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Totals

116

117

125

122

128

127

129

125

128

124

119

116

(1 )Based on available records from 1996. No changes are shown in available records from 1997. (2 )Includes changes from the third quarter of 07. (3 )Correct figures as at 16 January 2008. (4 )Vienna is now also used as a base for a co-located DA covering Switzerland, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia.
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