Proposal to Renew the Multinational Force and Observers Deployment Mandate - Cabinet Documents

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This publication comprises:

• the September 2018 Cabinet minute of decision: Proposal to Renew the Multinational Force and Observers Deployment Mandate [ERS-18-MIN-0016]
• the associated Cabinet paper: Proposal to Renew the Multinational Force and Observers Deployment Mandate [ERS-18-SUB-0016].

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