The Ministry of Interior in the State of Qatar as represented by the Director-General of the General Administration of Public Security and the Metropolitan Police Service, as represented by The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (hereinafter referred to as “the Participants")

Desirous of strengthening the friendly relations and co-operation between their two countries:
Believing in the necessity of establishing arrangements for mutual co­operation and co-ordination in police matters (which for the Ministry of Interior in the State of Qatar will include issues of public security);
Keen to achieve maximum co-operation in order to contribute effectively to combating crime in all its forms;
Convinced of the importance and necessity of mutual co-operation to tackle all criminal activities of common concern:
Have reached a mutual understanding as follows:
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Whilst observing the laws regulations and procedures of their own States, the Participants will endeavour to promote the existing co-operation between them to provide each other with technical support and assistance and to exchange information and experience, in order to combat all forms of crime.

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The Participants will exchange information relating to criminal intelligence and experience that contributes to the development of their policing capability with the aim of preventing, investigating and detecting crime and (for the Ministry of Interior of the State of Qatar) of enhancing public security.

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Co-operation between the Participants in the technical and scientific fields will, subject to available resources, include the provision and exchange of:
1. General and specialized training.
2. Relevant scientific and technical information and documents.
3. Professional information and experience.

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The Participants will maintain the confidentiality of information exchanged between them. Such information may not be revealed to a third party nor used for a purpose other than that for which it was provided without the written consent of the Participant who provided it. Exceptionally, information received may be used or disclosed if this is necessary under the laws, regulations or procedures of a Participant's State with regard to an investigation, court procedure or criminal prosecution.

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This memorandum will not prevent the Participants from using other mutually acceptable forms of co-operation whilst observing the laws, regulations and procedures of their own States.

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The Participants' liaison points are as follows:
1. The International Crime and Co-ordination Unit of the Metropolitan Police Service.
2. The International Co-operation Department of the Ministry of Interior in the State of Qatar.

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The Participants will meet in order to review this memorandum on request of any one of them or at the end of three years from its coming into operation unless they notify each other in writing that no such review is necessary.

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This memorandum will come into operation on a date to be agreed in writing by the Participants, in accordance with both participants legal procedures of their own States and will continue in effect for three years and will be renewed automatically for a similar period or periods unless either Participant informs the other in writing of its desire to terminate it no less than three months before the date of its termination.

Signed in duplicate at London on ………………. AH, corresponding to 28 9 09 AD, in the English and Arabic languages, both texts having equal validity. In case of difference of interpretation, the English text prevails.