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and they arrived from USSOUIXCOM in Panama in the morning. These were
intended for evacuation of victims trapped near the volcano, but it was
found that the risk was too pat for modern helicopters to operate in close
proximity to a volcano erupting ash and other rubble which can be sucked
into the engines. They could not be used for this purpose and were returned
to USSOWHCOM Panama.
A swvey team, led by the Ambassador and consisting of representatives of
every U. S. Government agency operating in Costa Rica, was mobilized to
collect the hard data from which decisions were made to provide the
following support items:
1. ELnergency Relief Supplies and Relief Effort
1172 cots
2835 blankets
100 tents
15 hygiene kits
24 first aid kits
1000 respirators
Freight and transportation of above 3,750.28
2 USAF G130 flights 1,700.00
Local travel expenses and miscellaneous 419.48
SUBTCrrAL $28,884.09
2. Scientific Support
1 box meteorological balloons
2 seismometers
2 event counters
25 boxes seismograph paper
y boxes dry ba,tteries
3 battery chargers
1 Helicorder and attachments
Freight and transportation of above and
other geological equipment
Local travel expenses
Photographic equipment and processing
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TOTAL USAID DISASTER HEUEF EXPENDITURES $37.967.70
3. Other USG Contributions
USAF - z helicopter flights (no reimbursement
from USAID claimed) $ 2,000.00
1,800 lbs. of Title I1 NFCM (powdered milk) 810.00
Other P.L. 480 food 5,016.00
Salary and travel expenses USG Scientific Team
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13,t126.00
GRAND TOTAL USG CONTRIBUTION $51,793.70
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