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FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE ODA
TELNO U/N
OF 310848Z MAY 88
AND TO IMMEDIATE FCO
INFO IMMEDIATE UK MIS GENEVA, UKREP EC, HONG KONG
ODA FOR EMERGENCY UN:
FCO FOR APD, FED AND HKD
EMERGENCY AID REQUEST FROM PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA:
FUJIAN FLOODS.
1. KULESSA, HEAD OF THE PEKING OFFICE OF UNDP, HAS ASKED ALL DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS TO NOTE AN URGENT REQUEST FROM THE CHINESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND TRADE (MOFERT) FOR HELP WITH DISASTER RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION FOLLOWING FLOODS IN FUJIAN PROVINCE. THE FLOODING STARTED ON 19 MAY AND IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE KILLED 91 PEOPLE, INJURED 650, DESTROYED 100,000 HOUSES AND 330,000 HECTARES OF FARMLAND, CAUSED 200 MILLION YUAN ECONOMIC DAMAGE AND AFFECTED THE SUBSISTENCE OF 2.8 MILLION PEOPLE.
2. THE SPECIFIC CHINESE REQUESTS ARE FOR
I) US DOLLARS 10 MILLION OR THE EQUIVALENT IN CASH
II) 5,000 TONS OF FOOD GRAIN
III) 20,000 TONS OF CEMENT AND 50 TONS OF BUILDING STEEL
IV) 600 TONS OF NITROGENOUS FERTILIZER
V) 500 TONS OF CHLORINE POWDER
VI) 500 TONS OF PLASTIC SHEETING FOR AGRICULTURAL USE VII) 100 TONS OF 220V INSULATED WIRE
VIII) 50 TRUCKS SUITABLE FOR RURAL TRANSPORT.
3. KULESSA IS PASSING THE REQUESTS ON TO UNDRO AND HAS ASKED THAT ANY COUNTRIES MAKING BILATERAL OFFERS OF AID SHOULD KEEP HIS OFFICE
INFORMED.
4. FCO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER A MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY. THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG MIGHT WISH TO SAY SOMETHING TO JI PENGFEI DURING HIS VISIT.
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