The administrative look after the of the the facili. and its They see to it that oversee ties are well maintained. They have a special obligation to the procurement, maintenance, and operation of duty cars. The administrative section the the embassy's bills and does the bookkeeping. It is also responsible for matters pertaining to the staff. Newly arrived staff members have to be integrated into the embassy's team. They need accommodation and advice on questions of bealth or schooling. In addition, leave has to be approved and temporary replacements organized. Local staff members have to be hired and sometimes fired Finally, the administrative section is responsible for the embassy's communications. It manages the embassy's correspondence, archives, cable room, and incoming aad outgoing pouches. When performing its duties, the administrative section has to comply with the many special regulations that have been laid down by its home government. These regulations differ from sending country to sending oountry. Particularly important are the regulations concerning the security of classified material. These regulations are uniform for all branches of government, but are of special interest for embassies because embassies handle a substan- tial amount of official information that needs protection. Most countries consider their security regulations as restricted and do not publicize them. The govermment of New Zealand has, however, sented its "Security in the Government Sector" on the official This manual gives insight into the possible ways to protect information. Therefore, it is used an example in the Information that needs protection is contained in hard copy, electronic form, equipment. The protected material handled by embassies consists mostly of instructions, reports, and code mnte rial. An information's contents determine whether it is classifi the grade of classification depends on the estimated danger that disclosure would bring to bear on tbe country's security defense or lf the compromise of information would damage the natioual interests in an exceptionally