Telegram from Mitchell to FCO (FLASH message) - 3rd December 1971
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Title
Telegram from Mitchell to FCO (FLASH message) - 3rd December 1971
FCO 63/881 page 39
Subject
Evacuation
Description
Evacuation to be called after receipt of report from USGS. Timing not confirmed.
Creator
FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office - UK)
Publisher
The National Archives (UK)
Date
3rd December 1971
Contributor
DG Mitchell - Deputy British Government Representative
Rights
These files are made available by The National Archives via Discovery, the full entry for this item can be found here.
The full item FCO 63/881 was digitised using funds from the Curating Crises project.
The full item FCO 63/881 was digitised using funds from the Curating Crises project.
These files are hosted in the Curating Crises database with permission from The National Archives under the copyright terms presented here.
Format
TIFF
Language
English
Type
Telegram
Identifier
Curating_Crises_#207
FCO 63/881
Coverage
The 1971 volcanic eruption of La Soufrière St Vincent.
Telegram Item Type Metadata
Date Sent
3rd December 1971
To
FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office - UK)
From
DG Mitchell - Deputy British Government Representative
Files
Collection
Citation
FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office - UK), “Telegram from Mitchell to FCO (FLASH message) - 3rd December 1971,” Curating Crises, accessed June 13, 2026, https://curatingcrises.omeka.net/items/show/207.
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Item Relations
| Item: Telegram 1 from Ottawa to Mitchell - 3rd December 1971 - response to evacuation call and offer of assistance | Relation | This Item |
| Item: Telegram 153 from Mitchell to FCO - 3rd December 1971 - Sitrep from Tomblin and US scientists | Relation | This Item |
| Item: Saving Telegram 10 from Mitchell to FCO - 5th December 1971 - Summary of decisions behind evacuation call | Relation | This Item |
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