Note from Roberts to Newsam regarding Naval Support
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Title
Note from Roberts to Newsam regarding Naval Support
FCO 63/881 item 4 pages 151/152
Subject
Naval Support
Description
Page 1: Protest to not delaying departure of HMS Blake and the lack of naval vessel nearer than Bahamas; suggests MOD should be told that situation in SVG believed to be serious enough to warrant having a ship within 24 hour distance; ship not needed for definite period but can be dealt with on day to day basis.
Also minuted on same day by Newsam; 1) reports that Newsam and Watkins (MOD) have spoken and are moving forward accordingly with MOD pending receipt of paper copies of comms. 2) Watkins reports SNOWI has been spoken to.
Page 2: No reason to detain HMS Blake; Bermuda patrol alerted, 48 hour steaming time; HMS Lowestoft en route via, should take 2.5 days; with HMS Blake in area for another 24 hours, should be a ship within a days steaming time for whole period.
Also minuted on same day by Newsam; 1) reports that Newsam and Watkins (MOD) have spoken and are moving forward accordingly with MOD pending receipt of paper copies of comms. 2) Watkins reports SNOWI has been spoken to.
Page 2: No reason to detain HMS Blake; Bermuda patrol alerted, 48 hour steaming time; HMS Lowestoft en route via, should take 2.5 days; with HMS Blake in area for another 24 hours, should be a ship within a days steaming time for whole period.
Creator
FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office - UK)
Publisher
The National Archives (UK)
Date
3rd November 1971
Contributor
C S Roberts, Newsam
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.
These files are hosted in the Curating Crises database with permission from The National Archives under the copyright terms presented here.
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
JPG
Language
English
Type
Letter
Identifier
Curating_Crises_#359
FCO 63/ 881
Coverage
The 1971 volcanic eruption of La Soufrière St Vincent.
Letter Item Type Metadata
Date Sent
3rd November 1971
To
Newsam
From
C S Roberts
Files
Collection
Citation
FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office - UK), “Note from Roberts to Newsam regarding Naval Support,” Curating Crises, accessed March 6, 2026, https://curatingcrises.omeka.net/items/show/359.
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