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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Whitehall Place London SW1A 2HH

Telex 889351

Direct line 01-233

Switchboard 01-233 3000

86550

Mr K Rozkosz

Embassy of the Polish People's Republic

Office of the Commercial Counsellor

15 Devonshire Street

London

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Your reference

Our reference

Date

May 1986

Mr Briggs

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Dear Krzysztof

RADIATION LEAK IN CHERNOBYL PLANT, USSR

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

- 2 MAY 1986

REGISTRY

DESK OFFICER INDEX

PA

Action Taken

I have received a telex asking me to make certain enquiries about the radiation leak in Chernobyl and the effect it may have had in your country. The content of the telex was as follows.

"I should be most grateful for your urgent assistance in obtaining the following information from the relevant authorities in Poland and Hungary:-

(a) the possible effect and extent of contamination by the radiation

leak on food products, especially dairy products, meat and poultry, in the country; and

(b)

whether or not, and what, preventive or remedial measures are being, or will be, taken to safeguard food products for export".

I realise that it may not be possible to respond to these enquiries immediately, but I should appreciate it if you would let me have the information as quickly as possible.

Yours

sincerely

Che Brip

C P Briggs

External Relations Division B

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