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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Whitehall Place London SW1A 2HH
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Mr K Rozkosz
Embassy of the Polish People's Republic
Office of the Commercial Counsellor
15 Devonshire Street
London
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Date
May 1986
Mr Briggs
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Dear Krzysztof
RADIATION LEAK IN CHERNOBYL PLANT, USSR
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- 2 MAY 1986
REGISTRY
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Action Taken
I have received a telex asking me to make certain enquiries about the radiation leak in Chernobyl and the effect it may have had in your country. The content of the telex was as follows.
"I should be most grateful for your urgent assistance in obtaining the following information from the relevant authorities in Poland and Hungary:-
(a) the possible effect and extent of contamination by the radiation
leak on food products, especially dairy products, meat and poultry, in the country; and
(b)
whether or not, and what, preventive or remedial measures are being, or will be, taken to safeguard food products for export".
I realise that it may not be possible to respond to these enquiries immediately, but I should appreciate it if you would let me have the information as quickly as possible.
Yours
sincerely
Che Brip
C P Briggs
External Relations Division B
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