His Excellency Dr Joesoef, Minister of Education and Culture, Indonesia, as President of SEAMEC had agreed to make an official tour of the various SEAMEO Units outside Indonesia from 19 to 27 October 1982.  The tour covered the Secretariat and the SPAFA and TROPMED Co-ordinating Units in Bangkok, RECSAM in Penang, TROPMED/Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, INNOTECH in Quezon City, Metro Manila, SEARCA in Los Banos and RELC in Singapore.   While visiting the various SEAMEO Member Countries which host the  respective SEAMEO Units, the President of the Council also called on the Ministers of Education of these Member States.  In Thailand he also paid a courtesy call to the Prime Minister.   We are grateful to H E Dr Daoed Joesoef for agreeing to undertake the tour of the SEAMEO Units outside Indonesia, in spite of the heavy demands of duties in his own country, for the tour undoubtedly added prestige and significance to SEAMEO.  At the same time the tour had given the President of the Council the opportunity to gain a greater insight into the activities of the various SEAMEO Units.

(Ref: Director's Annual Report 1982. Bangkok: SEAMEO Secretariat, 1983.  p. 1)