Contents Foreword .................................................................................... 5 Strategic Indicative Plan for the Organ (SIPO) 1. Introduction .............................................................. 9 2. The SIPO Development Process ............................. 12 3. The Political Sector ................................................. 15 4. Defence Sector ........................................................ 23 5. The State Security Sector ........................................ 30 6. Public Security Sector .............................................35 7. Strategies for Sustainability of the Plan ................ 43 8. Institutional Structure and Staffing ....................... 47 Annex A Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation ..................................................... 51 Annex B Draf t SADC Mutual Defence Pact ................................. 71