Australia

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HSP/SHIB coding:

• C — COUNTRIES AND ALLIANCES
  • C3 — Countries
    • C3(Australia)
• E — ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT
  • E2 — Future anti-CBW regime
    • E2.2 — National positions and initiatives
      • E2.2(Australia)
        • E2.2(Australia)2 — Intragovernmental
    • E2.3 — Intergovernmental talks and contacts
      • E2.3.3 — Regional talks
        • E2.3.3.2 — Australian initiative
• F — SPECIAL TOPICS
  • F2 — Psychological, societal and cultural factors
    • F2.2 — CBW and non-governmental organisations/QANGOs
    • F2.2.2 — National NGOs
      • F2.2.2(Australia)
  • F3 — Human exposure to CBW agents
    • F3.3 — Chronic sequelae
    • F3.3.2 — Herbicides
      • F3.3.2.3 — In Australia
  • F6 — Elimination of CBW-weapons capability
    • F6.1 — Demil/detox of CW munition/agents [incl FUDS, abandoned stocks, war remnants]
      • F6.1.2 — Other countries
        • F6.1.2(Australia)
  • F9 — The chemical industry
    • F9.7 – CWC-relevant features
      • F9.7.1 – Governmental controls
        • F9.7.1.1 – Export controls
          • F9.7.1.1(Australia)
• G — RELATED TOPICS
  • GC — Country topics
  • GC(Australia)
• H — DOCUMENTARY SOURCES
  • H5 — Other governmental papers [incl FoIA papers]
  • H5.9 — Australian organs

 

CBW Events coding:

• Australia everything — i.e., all references marked up as relating to Australia
• Australia defence policy/posture relating to CBW issues
• Australia foreign policy/posture relating to CBW issues
  • Australia and the Biological Weapons Convention
  • Australia and the Chemical Weapons Convention
    • Australia and the Chemical Weapons Convention negotiations
    • Australia and verification aspects of the CWC negotiations

 

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• Catalogue search returning title and author(s) [for approved guests and above]; or
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