Telegram 205 from Mitchell to FCO - 13th December 1971 - report on current state of situation
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Title
Telegram 205 from Mitchell to FCO - 13th December 1971 - report on current state of situation
FCO 63/882 item 183 pages 61/62
Subject
Evacuation, Politics, Relief/aid
Description
Reporting of the current situation; opposition making 'mischief' in reception centres; Premier is worried about and challenged by finances to fund requirements in reception centres and finding employment for evacuees; economic burden of crisis requires external help; if eruption were to happen, disaster unlikely, but economic disaster may already be underway.
Creator
FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office - UK)
Publisher
The National Archives (UK)
Date
13th 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_#508
FCO 63/ 882
Coverage
The 1971 volcanic eruption of La Soufrière St Vincent.
Telegram Item Type Metadata
Date Sent
13th December 1971
To
FCO
From
DG Mitchell - Deputy British Government Representative
Files
Collection
Citation
FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office - UK), “Telegram 205 from Mitchell to FCO - 13th December 1971 - report on current state of situation,” Curating Crises, accessed March 6, 2026, https://curatingcrises.omeka.net/items/show/508.
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