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Letter in support of providing financial gift to St Vincent

Conveyance of report on visits to reception centres by Penfold, Dr Fenwick (Chief Medical Officer) and his wife

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

Offical letter sent by Bottomley to Treasury setting out the situation in St Vincent and requesting that HMG provide authorisation to use up to £5000 on essential supplies.

Also includes drafts and notices of conveyance of said drafts, and the…

First page: Response to Bottomley's request of £5000 (CC#467); in first instance unwilling to do this as it would set a precedent for other preemptive measures, such as for flood preparation in India and Pakistan; however, willing to use £5000 gift…

Reply to Prof Sutton regarding provision of seismometers; reaffirms the lack of funds available to do this from FCO; suggests that the Overseas Development Administration may be of help.

Third page: subsequent message to ODA.

Letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations providing some details of the unfolding situation in St Vincent.

Conveyance of decision to change naval vessel distance from 24hr to 72hr; attaches letter from Rucker MOD to Watkins FCO (CC#513)

Conveyance of Rucker's letter regarding the decision to change naval vessels to a 72 hour distance; request for guidance on response.
Second page are notes in response to above from Fawcett and Newsam, concede that 72 hours will need to be accepted,…

Discussion of proximity of Naval vessels; outlines the pros and cons of maintaining 24hr distance to that of 72hrs; decision made on balance that 72hrs is most preferred option given other priorities. Also contains pages showing the timelines of when…