Thursday, October 18, 1973
MAIL SERVICES TO MIDDLE EAST DISRUPTEDD
The Postmaster General announced today that it is no longer possible
to accept surface letters and parcels to Egypt, Israel and Syria' due to the
disruption to shipping services to the Middle East.
He also warned that although mail for other countries in the
Middle East will continue to be accepted, these may be subject to delay.
"Since the shipping services scheduled to carry Christmas mail
to the Middle East are affected, the published latest posting dates
cannot be maintained," he said.
R.K. REPRESENTED AT FIRE CHIEFS' CONFERENCE
The Director of Fire Services, Mr. A.E.H. Wood, left today (Tursday)
to attend the International Fire Chiefs' Conference which is being held
in Baltimore, U.S.A.
The annual meeting of this world wide body examines developments
in fire prevention, fire protection and fire extinction. Experts from a
variety of technical disciplines will also present papers on various subjects
which are of interest to fire authorities throughout the world.
Mr. Wood will return next Sunday (October 28).
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