Encouraging signs - visitors are arriving fully briefed and can enter straight into discussions; hope for relaxation of funding rule; grattude from Cato; expression that efforts of UK diplomatic service have helped the situation
Situation update: dome growth now mostly outward; lake level lowering; 11 reception centres hosting approx. 2150 people; about 6000 beds being supplied from external sources; geological findings
Mitchell agrees that 72 hours distance for naval assistance is adequate considering improvement in situation; inspection of monitoring network now taking 4 man-days now that helicopter support is gone; provides update of movements of scientists, some…
Conveyance of opinion and advice of Dr Melsom; describes ideal precautions for enabling people to return to their homes; suggests that the cost of making necessary precautions less than economic impact of not allowing people back to their land;…
Letter from Theodore Joshua to Cato berating the conditions under which evacuees are being accommodated; request that Cato meet for open discussion about the situation, in a manner similar to Heath and Wilson in the UK with respect to the Northern…
Press release from Cato (Premier of St Vincent); update on activity and the work of the scientists; description of visits to reception centre and their conditions; thanks to those who have helped the efforts; condemnation of negative propaganda from…