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Press Release

SPOKESMAN"S OFFICE ISSUES NEW POLICY FOR EMBARGOED DOCUMENTS

3 February 2000


Press Release


SPOKESMAN’S OFFICE ISSUES NEW POLICY FOR EMBARGOED DOCUMENTS

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The Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General of the United Nations will distribute embargoed copies of selected documents according to the following new policy.

A news organizations that breaks an embargo for the first time will not be trusted with an embargoed report, and will be blocked from attending any background briefings, for a period of three months.

If the same news organization breaks an embargo a second time, the same sanctions will apply for a period of six months.

After a third breach, there would be a review of the offending news organization’s press accreditation at the United Nations.

After three years without a further breach, an offending news organization would have its slate wiped clean.

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