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Christmas greetings and thanks from Cato (St Vincent Premier) to the UK Diplomatic service.

Request for £250 to be transferred.

Summary of events thus far; conveyance of request that the Bahamas be included in updates by government of St Vincent in order to keep Dr Lumm (coordinator of Caribbean medical Association) updated on the situation.

Rain has obstructed observation of the crater and caused flooding in some reception centres; disease, people sleeping on flooded cement floor.

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…

Page 1: Arrival of Canadian high commission of Trinidad and British Development Division of Barbados; Mitchell not invited to attend meetings and has little information.

Page 2: Apology from Mitchell to Bell of Development division for missing…

Letter reporting that four seismometers have been found that can be loaned for use in St Vincent; advises that the maintenance of an adequate monitoring system will be essential; proposes that financial support for this should be provided by UK govt.