Telegram from SNOWI to FCO on 25th November 1971
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Title
Telegram from SNOWI to FCO on 25th November 1971
FCO 63/881 items 21+40 pages 97/98+124/125
Subject
Activity Report, Naval Support
Description
First page: summarises elevated activity and need for 24 hour distance naval assistance; refers to local planning for emergency and likely shortages of supplies.
Second page: reports no need for UK based elements at present; discusses benefit of presence of HMS Berwick.
Pages three and four: advanced copy.
Second page: reports no need for UK based elements at present; discusses benefit of presence of HMS Berwick.
Pages three and four: advanced copy.
Creator
FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office - UK)
Publisher
The National Archives (UK)
Date
25th November 1971
Contributor
SNOWI (Senior Naval Officer of the West Indies)
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
Telegram
Identifier
Curating_Crises_#371
FCO 63/ 881
Coverage
The 1971 volcanic eruption of La Soufrière St Vincent.
Telegram Item Type Metadata
Date Sent
25th November 1971
To
FCO
From
SNOWI (Senior Naval Officer of the West Indies)
Files
Collection
Citation
FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office - UK), “Telegram from SNOWI to FCO on 25th November 1971,” Curating Crises, accessed May 14, 2026, https://curatingcrises.omeka.net/items/show/371.
Geolocation
Item Relations
| Item: Telegram from SNOWI to MOD - HMS Berwick arrives | Relation | This Item |
| Item: Telegram from SNOWI to MOD - meeting between HMS Berwick and scientists/others | Relation | This Item |
| Item: Telegram 38 from Mitchell to SNOWI - Naval Support after departure of HMS Berwick | Relation | This Item |
| Item: Caribsitrep 069 from SNOWI to MOD | Relation | This Item |
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