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U.S., Australian Officials Discuss Plans To Strengthen Alliance

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Friday, December 5th, 2008

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To reach a better understanding of U.S. and Australian armed forces training and culture, the Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon, and U.S. Ambassador, Robert McCallum, met yesterday to discuss and exchange documents to amend the Chapeau Agreement. The Chapeau Agreement between Australia and the United States is a binding agreement that covers a range of cooperative and joint activities undertaken by the two countries. The Fitzgibbon-McCallum exchange will extend the Chapeau Agreement to cover existing and future personnel…

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