Letter from Rucker to Watkins - 10th December 1971 - naval proximity
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Title
Letter from Rucker to Watkins - 10th December 1971 - naval proximity
FCO 63/882 item 188 pages 51-56
Subject
Naval support
Description
Discussion of proximity of Naval vessels; outlines the pros and cons of maintaining 24hr distance to that of 72hrs; decision made on balance that 72hrs is most preferred option given other priorities. Also contains pages showing the timelines of when naval ships will be in certain locations.
Creator
FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office - UK)
Publisher
The National Archives (UK)
Date
10th December 1971
Contributor
Rucker (MOD)
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
Letter
Identifier
Curating_Crises_#513
FCO 63/ 882
Coverage
The 1971 volcanic eruption of La Soufrière St Vincent.
Letter Item Type Metadata
Date Sent
10th December 1971
To
B Watkins (FCO)
From
Rucker (MOD)
Files
Collection
Citation
FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office - UK), “Letter from Rucker to Watkins - 10th December 1971 - naval proximity,” Curating Crises, accessed February 8, 2026, https://curatingcrises.omeka.net/items/show/513.
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Item Relations
| Item: Letter from Watkins to Fawcett - 13th December 1971 - Rucker's letter | Relation | This Item |
| Item: Letter from Roberts to Mitchell - 17th December 1971 - change to naval support | Relation | This Item |
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