FINN (COM) DAILY RECORD: 22 JANUARY 2004

(With Relevant Articles from FIBS)

 

Compiled by J. Brock (FINN)

 

“A” Press: 22 January 2004

 

Clarin has a small report today saying the Foreign Minister Rafael Bielsa will go to the Ezeiza at 11 o’clock today, together with members of the Commission for the Families of the Fallen, to visit the Monument that is about to go to Darwin.

 

Yesterday INFOBAE (and La Nacion in late news on Tuesday) confirmed that the requirement for passports to be stamped meant that no Argentine government official would be going to the inauguration of the Monument. It reported Eduardo Valdes. Head of Cabinet at the Argentine Foreign Ministry as saying “We believe that no Argentine functionary needs to ask for a visa to go to the Malvinas”.

 

There was a short report on Channel Nine news last night of the return of the Argentine yacht Mistico to Buenos Aires. She came in with flags flying. The report described the voyage as “historic” (see Note), but it was not a hostile report. The captain made a point of saying that he had been well treated by the Islanders. Neither Clarin nor La Nacion have any mention of this.

 

INFOBAE has a report of a Financial Times article in which Argentina denies that it has closed its airspace to charter flights to the Falklands but says that they must come from Buenos Aires and use Argentine transport

 

This is the first one since the Malabar some years ago (that caused a lot of trouble), and the first since the war coming directly from Buenos Aires.

 

(100X Translation Service)

 

 

FIBS NEWS DIRECT: THURSDAY, 22 JANUARY 2004

 

POLICE NEWS:

 

On Wednesday at 1350 the Police were told that there had been a single-vehicle road traffic accident just past the cattle grid on Sapper Hill.  Both the Police and Fire and Rescue attended and found that the vehicle was laying on its side after being blown off the road.  The Driver wasn’t injured and nthe vehicle had minor damage.

 

DESIRE VESSEL:

 

The vessel chartered by Desire Petroleum to carry out the 3D Seismic Survey is here in the Islands.  Fishery Operations report that Geo Pacific was in FOCZ North yesterday taking on bunkers.  And, they will be around 120 miles N/NW of Stanley.

 

CRUISE SHIP:

 

There’s only one cruise ship in today.  The Seven Seas Mariner arrived at 0700 with 596 passengers onboard

 

CATCH:

 

Hoki dominated last month’s catch with just over 340 tonnes caught.  The total number of fish caught in Falklands waters rose to 978 MT.  This was made up of mainly of Blue Whiting, Toothfish and other species.

 

BABY GIRL:

 

There has been a baby girl born in the UK to Sarah and Wayne Clement.  Ella Debbi was born at 0600 this morning weighing 6lb. and 02 oz.  Both Mother and baby are doing well.

 

 

 

(100X Transcription Service)