The department argues that the five FTEs it transferred to IPC in 1997 had been located in the DFAIT unit (TBR) which provided mission support services, and that when IPC took over these positions it also assumed responsibility for mission support. ###>PIC soutient qu'il a uniquement accepté la responsabilité du soutien aux missions en 1999, mais qu'à ce moment, aucune ressource n'y était rattachée.