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PROVIDING YOU AND MOD SEE NO OBJECTION, GRATEFUL IF PEKING COULD TELL THE CHINESE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO HELP WITH THE APPALLING PROBLEMS THEY FACE AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE AND COULD OFFER THE MEDICINES, TENTS AND QUANTITIES OF FOOD LISTED ABOVE. SEE NO NEED TO REFER TO THE COST.
4. WE HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING HOW THESE SUPPLIES COULD BE TRANSPORTED TO HARBIN. TOTAL IS ABOUT 200 250 CUBIC METRES OF GOODS. WE COULD ARRANGE A COMMERCIAL CHARTER. ALTERNATIVELY, IF HMG ARE SENDING SUPPLIES FROM THE UK IS THERE SCOPE FOR SHARING THE CHARTERED OR RAF AIRCRAFT INVOLVED? ANOTHER POSSIBILITY MIGHT BE FOR CAAC TO
CARRY THE SUPPLIES.
5. WE ARE NOT (NOT) *N A POSITION TO HELP QUICKLY WITH ANY OF THE OTHER ITEMS ON THE CHINESE SHOPPING LIST. WE WE COULD IN ADDITION TO THE TEMS ON THEIR LIST OFFER 2,500 BLANKETS, 200 TOWELS, 400 ASSORTED COOKING IMPLEMENTS AND 8 PETROL FIRED FIELD WATER HEATERS. THESE ARE OLD STOCK THAT THE GARRISON WERE ABOUT TO DISPOSE OF, BUT THEY ARE STILL SERVICEABLE.
F CLOTHING IS REQUIRED, THE LOCAL RED CROSS AND HKG VOLUNTEER ORGANISATIONS COULD RAPIDLY ORGANISE COLLECTIONS.
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GRATEFUL TO KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHETHER THE CHINESE WISH TO TAKE UP ALL OR PART OF THESE OFFERS.
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