Memorandum Circular No. 731




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Memorandum Circular No. 731, April 23, 1974 ] ENJOINING OBSERVANCE OF THE PROCEDURE IN EXTENDING INVITATIONS TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, STUDENTS AND ORDINARY CITIZENS. The Department of Foreign Affairs has brought to the attention of this Office the reported practice of some Philippine Government agencies of sending invitations to participate in seminars, workshops, conferences, or other similar activities, directly to foreign government officials, students or ordinary citizens, contrary to the internationally accepted procedure of coursing such invitations through the foreign ministry of the country concerned.⚖ - ℒαɯρhi৷ To enable the Philippine missions abroad to be of more effective assistance in this regard and in order to avoid embarrassment, all government agencies and instrumentalities are hereby enjoined to course such invitations through the Department of Foreign Affairs By authority of the President: (SGD.) ROBERTO V. REYES Assistant Executive Secretary Manila, April 23, 1974 The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation