The BETFOR Association

The BETFOR (British Element Trieste Force) Association exists:

To provide a link in reuniting comrades, dependents, relations, and 
acquaintances who, over the years, have lost contact with each other, 
including the citizens of Trieste.

To establish and maintain the history and traditions of the various 
Regiments, Corps and Organisations who served with the Force in 
Trieste, or in the earlier 55 Area.

The Association aims to re-establish and promote cultural, historical 
and personal relationships between the Members and the Citizens of 
Trieste.

The Association has a light administrative structure, so will be 
whatever its members make of it.

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The Constitution

1.	The membership of the Association shall consist of all members of 
the Armed Forces, Civilian Organisations, dependents and relations 
who served with or were attached to any unit forming part of the 
British Element Trieste Force and earlier, in the Venezia Giulia.

2.	Subscriptions for Full and Associate Membership shall be decided 
yearly by the Committee and announced in due time in the Journal, 
annually.  Honorary membership shall be free.

3.	A Committee of not more than six members shall be elected 
annually to manage the affairs of the Association.

4.	Three Committee members shall form a quorum.

5.	Committee Members may resign after giving notice in writing to 
the Secretary.

6.	New Committee Members are to be elected by existing Committee 
Members.

7.	Committee Members may be expelled after an absolute majority of 
the Committee have so voted.  A motion to expel a Member of the 
Committee shall be notified to all Committee members at least two 
weeks prior to the meeting.

8.	The Association shall be automatically dissolved if the Committee 
fails to meet for a period greater than two years.

9.	On the dissolution of the Association any remaining funds shall 
be remitted among current members or to a charity appointed by the 
Committee Members.

10.	The Officers of the Association shall be the Chairman, Secretary, 
Treasurer and editor who shall be elected annually from among the 
membership by simple majority vote.

11.	No Committee Member may hold more than one vote.

12.	The Chairman shall chair Committee meetings and public meetings 
of the Association or delegate others to do so in his absence.  His 
ruling on points of order and his interpretation of the Rules shall 
be final unless overruled by a majority of the Committee.  He shall 
have a casting vote where there is no clear majority.

13.	The duty of the Secretary shall include keeping the minutes of 
the Association meetings, maintaining a Membership Roll, attending to 
correspondence and to enquiries concerning recruitment.

14.	The Treasurer shall manage the finances of the Association and 
provide annual accounts for audit by the Committee or other appointed 
body.

15.	The Editor shall be solely responsible for the production of the 
Association Newsletter and its distribution.  The Association holds 
no corporate view.  The views expressed in articles within 
Newsletters are those of the individual and do not represent the 
views of the Association in general.

16.	These Rules may be amended only by a two-third majority of the 
full membership of the Committee and only after a motion has been put 
to the Committee with no less than two weeks notice.

17.	The Association reserves the right to refuse or revoke the 
membership of any person the Association deems undesirable.

Hereford AGM - Jim Crow, Chairman - Mike Cooper, 
Secretary - Percy Bartlett, Treasurer - Guido Rosignoli, Editor.