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U. S. Defense Attache DATIO DG3 aircraft was used to fly five mercy
missions involving 17 hours of flight time. These mercy flights were made
to Manakara and Mananjary on the east coast and to branbe on the west
coast. The Deputy Chief of Mission was on one of these fli@ts. Acting
in close coordination with Malagasy military authorities, the Defense
Attache transported approximately 11,000 pounds of cargo including rice,
canned milk, medicines, clothing and blankets into mas inaccessible to
the Nord 2500 aircraft, which comprise the backbone of the French air
transport squadron operating in Madagascar. The DG3 was also used to
transport 31 Malagasy parachutists and other military/inedical personnel to
and f'ran the stricken areas. French Nord 2500 aircraft were used primarily
Unloading supplies donated from US Air Attache plane
at Manakara
to drop food, clothing and equipment in disaster areas.
The following letter was received by the American Ambassador Bvid S. King
in Tbmmrive fram Foreign Minister Rabemananjara:
#'It i s with a deep emotion that I read letter of this past
February 6, announcing the willingness of your Govement to cane
to the aid of those who were victims at lVosy Varika in the mke
of the passage of Cyclone 'Vany '.
'#I keen to present to you the thanks of the Govement, the
strtcken popuktia of NOSY Vdka and the entire Mazugasy peopk
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