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Another year has passed and it is time to take
stock. Each one of us will look back and decide for himself
whether it has been a good or a bad year. |
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Let me first of all thank you for the
loyalty you have shown the IPA. We are especially grateful to all
of you who are actively involved in the work of the IPA.
We could not manage our work without the energetic assistance
of many IPA friends who can always be relied on at all levels.
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However, I would also like to thank the
members of the PEB and the International Commissions who, in
preparing the documentation for the 15th IPA World Congress
in Canada, considerably eased the workload. |
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The PEB endeavoured to strengthen links
with the National Sections in 1997, with members of the
Permanent Executive Bureau visiting sections in every continent.
I am pleased to report that 1997 saw an increase in membership,
having witnessed a fall, for reasons unknown, the previous year.
A steady upward trend, with police forces from Gabon and the
Ukraine now affiliated, should continue into the next century.
In a number of sections, the work of the IPA is impeded by
external circumstances or set back by inactivity. Along with
the PEB those sections which at one time applied for or supported
affiliation should endeavour to support IPA sections. It must
surely be easier to assist existing sections in difficulty than
to found and develop a new section. |
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Although the IPA faced a crucial test in
Canada, delegates demonstrated that reason, understanding and
solidarity within our association came first. Whoever supports
the ideals of our association should be able to build on our
association's solidarity in future. |
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I wish each of you and your family all the
best, success at work and, above all, good health in 1998.
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Armand JAMINET
International President |
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