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ACTION SCS-06
INFO OCT-01 ARA-15 ISO-00 SSO-00 CA-01 MED-05 /028 W
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O 221205Z NOV 78
FM AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN
TO SECSTATE WASHDC NIACT IMMEDIATE 8134
UNCLAS GEORGETOWN 3855
E.O. 11652: N/A
TAGS: AFSP, CASC, OREP (RYAN, LEO) GY
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
REF: TELECON 211845Z BETWEEN CLENGLISH, GEORGETOWN AND RDAVIS, STATE
1. MINISTER OF HEALTH, HOUSING, AND LABOR, WHO IS HEADING GUYANESE GOVERNMENT TASK FORCE IN HIS CAPACITY AS MINISTER OF HEALTH, HAS REQUESTED FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT FOR CONDUCTING POST MORTEM EXAMINATIONS:
A. TEN (10) DOZEN GLASS MICROSCOPIC SLIDES
B. FOUR (4) DOZEN GLASS JARS (16 OZ) WITH COVERS
C. FOUR (4) DOZEN BOTTLES, WIDE MOUTH (1 OZ).
2. EMBASSY RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF REQUEST.
BURKE [U.S. Ambassador John Burke]
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