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FCO DISASTER AND REFUGEE UNIT
YOUR TELNO MODEV 063: CHINA: FOREST FIRES
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CONSIGNEE ADDRESS IS:
C/O MR ZHU YULIN
FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
MINISTRY OF FORESTRY
PRC
Hub ozoli
PLEASE LET US HAVE FLIGHT NUMBER AND ARRIVAL DATE AND TIME DESKBY 2300017. MINISTRY OF FORESTRY WILL SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO MEET THE AIRCRAFT AND ARRANGE ONWARD TRANSPORT OF CARGO TO HARBIN BY SPECIAL PLA FLIGHT. THEY PREFER THIS ARRANGEMENT TO DIRECT DELIVERY
TO HARBIN BY US.
2.
MINISTRY OF FORESTRY HAVE ADVISED THAT USE OF POLYTHENE TENTS IN THE FIRE-STRICKEN AREA IS DANGEROUS. THEY NEED COTTON TENTS. IF FURTHER AID IS AVAILABLE, NEXT PRIORITIES SHOULD BE THESE AND FIRE PROOF CLOTHING (NEWS COVERAGE INDICATES AN APPALLING LACK OF
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING).
3. GRATEFUL TO KNOW APPROXIMATE VALUE OF MEDICINE TO BE DESPATCHED. WE SHOULD LIKE TO TELL EMBASSY COLLEAGUES WHO ASK. CANADIAN CONTRIBUTION (PARA 2 OF MY TELNO 928) WAS 35000 CANADIAN DOLLARS. THE CANADIANS ALSO HAVE 6 FIRE-FIGHTING EXPERTS HERE, WHO WERE IN
HEILONGJIANG ON A CO-OPERATION SCHEME BEFORE THE FIRES BROKE OUT.
BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOWED TO ENTER THE FIRE ZONE.
EVANS
PEHPAN 0812
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