Telegram 42 from Mitchell to SNOWI - assistance requirements
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Title
Telegram 42 from Mitchell to SNOWI - assistance requirements
FCO 63/881 item 69 pages 52-54
Subject
Relief/aid
Description
First page: Report on negotiation with SVG Premier in terms of assistance to request and Premier's disappointment in response to the lack of pre-emptive assistance from aid organisations.
Second page: Report on pre-emptive voluntary evacuations and economic impact.
Third page: final sign off, noting that an eruption might not happen at all.
Second page: Report on pre-emptive voluntary evacuations and economic impact.
Third page: final sign off, noting that an eruption might not happen at all.
Creator
FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office - UK)
Publisher
The National Archives (UK)
Date
1st 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.
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_#410
FCO 63/ 881
Coverage
The 1971 volcanic eruption of La Soufrière St Vincent.
Telegram Item Type Metadata
Date Sent
1st December 1971
To
SNOWI
From
DG Mitchell - Deputy British Government Representative
Files
Collection
Citation
FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office - UK), “Telegram 42 from Mitchell to SNOWI - assistance requirements,” Curating Crises, accessed March 6, 2026, https://curatingcrises.omeka.net/items/show/410.
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Item Relations
| Item: Telegram 2 from Cromer to Mitchell - 6th December 1971 - Helicopter support and aid supplies | Relation | This Item |
| Item: Saving Telegram 8 from Mitchell to FCO - 2nd December 1971 - Challenges facing evacuation efforts | Relation | This Item |
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