The arrangement was signed by General Hillier. This was a memorandum of understanding between the ministry of defence of Afghanistan and the armed forces of Canada. It was not a treaty; it was consistent with many MOUs that we sign with many countries. It was quite appropriate to enter into this kind of agreement, keeping in mind that at the very same time we signed with the Afghan government an agreement with regard to technical arrangements, which was the plan for the rules under which our armed forces would operate in Afghanistan. And this was primarily a defence-to-defence agreement.
