Browse Items (215 total)

Conveyance of thanks from St Vincent police to the Navy
Conveyance of thanks from Cato (Premier of St Vincent) to HMS Phoebe

Swanson and Bailey provide details of their departure from St Vincent; summarises initial findings of geology of lava dome

Response to DevDiv's offer of EC$10,000; UK government at risk of looking ungenerous; outlines aid offeres from US and Canada; suggests that the cost of naval services, etc., be calculated to indicate how much it has cost HMG so far. (Pages 18/19 are…

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.

Update on evacuation situation; discussion of roles of staff members returning from leave/joining the effort.

Report of scientific opinion that the emerging dome is remnant of 1902 material; hot water in Larikai actually a hot rock surface exposed to sunlight; most likely area for rim collapse is Larikai, which would cause no real danger; reassuring but…

Report that 1000 camp beds are being shipped. Request for St Vincent-side assistance for final leg of transport.

Urgent request for cots/mattresses

US Scientists are leaving; share Tomblin's view that 24 hours notice would be available for an explosive eruption; Dr Melsom of Smithsonian Institution furthered theory that it would be safe to move people back to clearance zones if certain steps…