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instructions, so it was merely coordinational.  And when it came to policy and the execution of policy the 
State Security Council, in the light of information which was received from all the other committees, would 
determine the instruction and the policy and the department heads in their turn would execute these 
instructions through the departments. 
	There was also the Coordinating Information Committee. The chairperson was also a permanent 
member of the State Security Council.  Previously it was Dr Neil Barnard and the coordinator was - the 
coordinators consisted of the various of the heads of the various information committees which in those 
days were the National Intelligence and Military Intelligence and Foreign Affairs who also had an 
informatory role, and in their turn they would also contribute to what was submitted to the State Security 
Council to consider and also determine policy and decide which steps should be taken in the interest of 
National Security.