Telegram 7 from Mitchell to FCO - Political situation
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Title
Telegram 7 from Mitchell to FCO - Political situation
FCO 63/881 item 62 pages 65/66
Subject
Politics
Description
First page: Summary of alleged fear-mongering activity from the SVG opposition and how that is diverting the Premier from responding to crisis to touring at-risk areas to reassure population. Part of population has already begun evacuating as a result of opposition rhetoric.
Second page: Reflection on the economic impact of movement of affected population.
Second page: Reflection on the economic impact of movement of affected population.
Creator
FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office - UK)
Publisher
The National Archives (UK)
Date
28th November 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.
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_#404
FCO 63/ 881
Coverage
The 1971 volcanic eruption of La Soufrière St Vincent.
Telegram Item Type Metadata
Date Sent
28th November 1971
To
FCO
From
DG Mitchell - Deputy British Government Representative
Files
Collection
Citation
FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office - UK), “Telegram 7 from Mitchell to FCO - Political situation,” Curating Crises, accessed March 6, 2026, https://curatingcrises.omeka.net/items/show/404.
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