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TO HAVE BEEN HER NEXT DESTINATION. THE BRITISH SHIPPING AGENT IN SANTOS SAYS THE VESSEL CANNOT LEAVE PORT WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE BRAZILIAN AUTHORITIES. FOOD IS THE MAIN PROBLEM: NONE HAS BEEN DELIVERED BUT CREW MEMBERS HAVE BEEN ASHORE TO OBTAIN VARIOUS ITEMS, PROBABLY HELPED BY LOCAL ARAB WELL WISHERS. THE CAPTAIN IS BELIEVED TO BE CONFUSED, PROBABLY SEEING BRAZIL AS AS FRIENDLY A COUNTRY AS ANY IN WHICH TO WAIT.
4. IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE PICKED UP A TELEX (PLEASE PROTECT) SENT BY IRAQI LINES OFFICE IN BREMEN (WHICH APPARENTLY IS RUN BY SADDAM HUSSEIN'S COUSIN) TO ALL IRAQI VESSELS. IT APPEARS TO BE IN ROMANISED ARABIC, BUT OUR ONLY ARABIST HERE CAN MAKE NOTHING OF IT. IT MAY BE IN CODE. TEXT IN M.I.F.T.
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