| 1. The ultimate responsibility and authority for Al-Anon world services belongs to the Al-Anon groups. |
| 2. The Al-Anon Family Groups have delegated complete administrative and operational authority to their Conference and its service arms. |
| 3. The right of decision makes effective leadership possible. |
| 4. Participation is the key to harmony. |
| 5. The rights of appeal and petition protect minorities and insure that they be heard. |
| 6. The Conference acknowledges the primary administrative responsibility of the Trustees. |
| 7. The Trustees have legal rights while the rights of the Conference are traditional. |
| 8. The Board of Trustees delegates full authority for routine management of Al-Anon Headquarters to its executive committees. |
| 9. Good personal leadership at all service levels is a necessity. In the field of world service the Board of Trustees assumes the primary leadership. |
| 10. Service responsibility is balanced by carefully defined service authority and double-headed management is avoided. |
| 11. The World Service Office is composed of selected committees, executives and staff members. |
| 12. The spiritual foundation for Al-Anon's world services is contained in the General Warranties of the Conference, Article 12 of the Charter. |
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