Telegram 197 from Mitchell to FCO - 11th December 1971 - Volcanic activity update
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Title
Telegram 197 from Mitchell to FCO - 11th December 1971 - Volcanic activity update
FCO 63/882 items 150/153 pages 117/114
Subject
Activity report
Description
Update on volcanic activity - change in nature of dome growth from vertical to horizontal, experts suggest this means a lava flow rather than a 'true eruption'; rock samples to be collected by boat; implications are not clear
Creator
FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office - UK)
Publisher
The National Archives (UK)
Date
11th 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 63/882 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 63/882 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_#483
FCO 63/ 882
Coverage
The 1971 volcanic eruption of La Soufrière St Vincent.
Telegram Item Type Metadata
Date Sent
11th December 1971
To
FCO
From
DG Mitchell - Deputy British Government Representative
Files
Collection
Citation
FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office - UK), “Telegram 197 from Mitchell to FCO - 11th December 1971 - Volcanic activity update,” Curating Crises, accessed April 21, 2026, https://curatingcrises.omeka.net/items/show/483.
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