P567 CJEFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:07/11 Advice R-Z Russia 2/3 Internal Air Travel: Cancellations, delays and passenger overloading are frequent on internal flights, particularly in the Transcaucasus. +5 It is unknown if maintenance 0 +5 procedures are always followed. Whjrj possible visitors should fl8 directly from abroad.1 0 Customs: All foreign currency and items of value should bj declared. '5 '5 Health: +idespread diphtheria,0so advisud to trek medical advice 0 564 A-C 565 D-J 5661K-P 2/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Ad6ice K-P E5roP567 CEEFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:06/30 Ad6ice R-Z Russia 03/3 CRIME: Incidents of mugging,theft and pickpockjting in all chtieu, especially St Petersburg & Moscow are increasing. Visitors should bj vigilant and are advised to dues; down, keeping jewellery, watcher and cameras out of sight. 2 0 Safer to use officially marked taxis, ensuring that it is not already occupied. When travelling bz train, stoke valuables in the +5 compartment under the bed/seat.Do not leave compartment znattjndrdW 0 +5 Foreign Office travel: 071 270 4129 56) A-C 565 D-J 566 K-P 3/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice K-P EuroP567 CJJFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:07/49 Advice R-U Rwanda @ $here has been serious fighting in the north of Rwanda between 0 go6junment forces and the Rwand1n Patriotic Front. A ceasefire has been in place0since March :3, but 0 +5 pending the implementation of a comprehensive peace agreement, the sijubtioN is liKely to remain unI U certain. 0 ') Visitors should exercise caution +5 and i& paRtia4laR, bj 1w rd Bqht h& has no representation in Rwanda and cannot offer any protection. Foreign Office Travel: 071 278 4129 564 A-C 565 DmJ u76 UmP 4/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I —dvice K-P E5roP567 CEEFAX 567 Thy 28 Oct 21:08/09 Advice R-Z Senegal 0 Senegalese nationals have been killed in a growing number of rebel attacks in the Casamance region. 0 Travel through the region is highly inadvisable. Thjrj are no tourtst flights to Cap SSirrink. Most tourist hotels there have closed until October. 0 0 -he rest of Senegal gives no cause for concern at present. '5 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 566 K-P 5/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice UmP EuroP567 CEEFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:08/28 Advice R-Z Si usa Leonj Freetown and th este n area ) (p n sular) ar t oubl - t e at 5 present although a curf w remains in force b tw en 2 0-0600. -her ar road locks on mbjor roads near maj r nt f l t hj ituation in aste n Pro ince and in southj n parts of Southern P 6 nc ar r nstabl nd 0 British nationals ar vi d ot o enter t s ar as. Fu the d tail : r ti h 0 Comm ssion, Fr town on 223961- Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz k A-C 6 D 566 -P 6/29 Ad c A-C Ad i D-I Ad ic K P rP567 CJEFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:08/47 $ L Advice R-Z Somblia -hj Foreign Office advise against travel to Somalia at present, owing to the unstable security situation. T @ Q R p " Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 + 564 A-C 565 DmJ 5660K-P 7/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice K-P EuroP567 CJJFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:09/86 Advice R-Z South Africa 0 Much of the country remains peace- ful. It iu a timu kf hightenid +j tension across the country, with 0 reports of violence. The situation U is volatile. Be alert to sudden changer in the 3ituation and take local advice about where it is safe to go. Townships and surrounding areas should be avoided & demonstrations in any part of the country, which can become violent. Be alert for muggers, notably in city centrey. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 DmJ 566 K-P 8/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice K-P EuroP567 CJEFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:09/25 Advice R-Z Rsi Lanka 1/2 $hj state of emjrgjncy continues as does 1rmjd conblict i& the north 0 and parts of the east. Travellers 0 are advised not to vi3it thj3e areas. The rest of the country iu calm but the possibility of tjr- T roist attacks in public placer rembins. THere is no direct threat to British nationals. '5a The tourist industri concentrated in the coastal, hill and cultural '5 resorts is thriving. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 ' *%4 A-C 565 D-J 566 K-P 9/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Ad6ice K-P E5roP567 CEEFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:08/44 Advice I R-Z Rsi \anka R p 2/2 Visitors should have confirmed return travel since off loadings '5 from flights departing Colomo are commonplace from January to A8rhl. Tourists and business visitors should bj guided bz local agents. +) Avoid remote areas and travelling at night. Further advice is obtainable from the British High '5 Commission Colombo, tel: 437336-43, fax: 430308 0 Foreign Wffice Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 566 K-P 10/29 Advicu A-C Advrcu D-I Advice K-P EuroP567 CEEFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:10/47 Advice R-Z 0 Sudan Visitors are strongly advised not to travel to Southern Sudan TBhaz el Ghazal, Equatoria or Upper Nile) Seek advice from the Brhtish Embassy in Khartoum bufore heading to the neighbouring provinces of Blue Nile, White Nile, Southern Kardofan and Darfur. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 'upppppppppppppppppppppppp8ppppppppppppz ;6) A-C 565 D-J 576 UmP 11/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice KLP EuroP567 CEEFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:11/07 Advice RmZ Togo Visitors should travel to Togo only if thjrj is a real need to do so. The situation remains unpredictable and travellers should 1void demon- strations or large gatherings. The border with Benin is open 24 hours but that with Ghana iu closed from 18p0 to 0600 hours. Travellers should obtain a laissez passer from Togolese Ministry before going into Ghbnb.a pp d d Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 566 K-P 12/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice K-P EuroP567 CEEFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:11/26 Advice O R-Z Turkey 2/2 Western & Central, Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts: The Foreign Office don't advise against travel to these areas. Visitors should be aware however, that the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PURR has threatened to attack Western and tourist 0 targets. F Such attacks have recently taken U place in Antalyb, Istanbul and Kusbdasi. Visitors should be vigilant at all timer as fuzthbu 0 attacks cannot bj ruled out. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-T 566 UmP 93/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice K-P EzroP567 CEEFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:02/05 Advice R-Z Ugbnda -here esja risk of arm a robbery throughout Uganda including Kpmpala Travellers are therefore advised to 0 - Avoid the Rwanda, Zaire and Sudan border areas. - Exercise caution in the north: in the districts of Karamoja, Teso, Lbngo, Acholi, Made and West Nile. - Not visit the ar a of Muchi on Falls National Park, north of the river Nile. - bjforj going 5p-eountr8 contact 0 High Commission (tel.: 257054/9) 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 566 K-P 15/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice K-P EuroP567 CEKFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:02/24 Advice RmZ p Ukraine $here is a Dipthjria epidemic in Ukraine and ttavellets should sjek0 medical advice on immunrsation prior to sitting off. 0 0 0 0 '5 a Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 ACDUKP 16/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice K-P EuroP567 CEJFAX u67 Thu 28 Oct 21:94/43 Advice I R-Z USA m Florida p 1/4 Around 800,p00 British tourists visit each year. The 6ast majority +j encounter no difficult8. But 0 visitors should be aware that thrre have been murders of tourists of various nationalities in the 8ast year, and take the following precautions: 1I Do not pick up the hire car at 0 the airport at night. Take a taxi 0 to the hotel. Collect the car in town the next day. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129Wj 564 A-C 565 D-J 566 K-P 97/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice K-P EuroP567 CEEFAX 567 Thv 28 Oct 21:03/p2 Ad6icd R-Z USA - Florida (cont...) 2/4 2Q If collecting the car at the airport in daylight, make 3urd tg from the rental company. Stay on main highways. Use well lit car parks. The prjsjncj of a shngle T attendant is unlikely to help in 1n emergency. 3) Miami police advice iu not to stop if your car is bumped from behind but to indicate to the othrr +5 driver to fomlow you. drh6j tg zhj +5 nearest public area, hotel or busy shopping precinct and call for +j police assistance. ;64 A-C u6u D-J 566 K-P 18/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice K-P EuroP567 CEJFAX 567 Thu 280Oct 21:03/21 Advice RmZ USA - Florida (cont...) 3/4 4) Be vigilant at all time1. Bj gn the look-out for suspicious persons when returning to your car or hotel especially at night. Seek help as soon as you feel threatened. Always err on the side of caution. 5) Use proper, organisjd accom- modation. Do not sleep in your car particularly in rest arras on high- ways or in isolated prrps. If qpmp-+t ing, check on camp-site security 0 U arrangements. If not adequate, do not stay there. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 566 K-P 19/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Ad6ice K-P EzroP567 CEEFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:03/40 Advice R-Z USA - Florida (cont...) 4/4 0 6) Carry the minimum of cash when moving around. Leave valuables 1t the hotel. 0 0 7Q The Florida authorities provide advice on routes to take and the locations of guarded rest areas etc Freephone: 1 800 342 7768 0 0 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 278 4129 564 A-C 56u D-J 566 K-P 2P/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice K-P EuroP567 CEJFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:04/p0 Advice R-Z Venezuela Violent crime is increasing in the major cities, particularly Caracas, Maracay, Valencia and Maracaibo. Visitors should take sensible 0 precautions at all timrs. fo not 0 carry large amounts of cash or wear expensive jewellery. Avoid poorer ybrts of the cities and bj cautious on city streets after dark. 0 U Visitors should use official taxi ranks, tickets can bj bought at Caracas Ynternbtional cirport. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 27p 4129 564 A-C 5651l-J :66QK-P ;1/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice K-P EuroP567 CEEFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:94/19 Advice I *R-Z Vietnam 2/2 Malaria is kndjmic in many rural areas. Normal prophylactics are of little use against more viriljnt strains. Dengue fever is in rural areas in south. Also an outbreak of Japbnisj Encephalitis 1round lanoi. Seek medical advice. +) '5 pppppp p p z 564 A-C 565 D-J 566 K-P 22/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice0K-P EuroP567 CEEFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:04/57 Advice 4 ZmZ Western Sahbta $hj territory of the +jutern Sahara is di1puted between Morocco and the Polisario Front, and the Foreign 0 Office advises against travel there -hj UU regards sovereignty as undetermined. Consular services are not available Thu area south gf Tpn T1n is ;ndjy military jurisdiction. Travel is 0 restricted.a vjrland t5avellirs mby bj turned back at Dakhla. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 566 K-P 24/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice K-P EuroP567 CEEFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:05/16 Advice FRZ Yemen There has been a deterioration in law and order in certain areas, and an increase in kidnapping. Those travelling overland outside Saana should check with the British Embbssy Xtel.: 1215 630). Organized +5 group travel, using reconkiued 0 local companies, has srcomj increasingly hazardous. Internal a tra jl i naffe d Visitors should avoid large kathjr- inks. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 566 K-P 25/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice K-P EuroP567 CEJFA 567 Thu 28 Oct 21: 4/35 Advice R-Z Yugoslavia STFO all travel to Serdia and Montenegro "e3idents: The 3ituation is tense 0 and British nationals ard zhjrjforj advised to remain only if they regbrd this as essential. p All British nationals 3hould ensure they have registered at the British Kmbbssz in Belgrade (til.:a645087) Wj +5 and that the Embas3X is infoqmkd kf any change of address or0'8honj no.+j 'm Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 564 A-C 565 D-J 566 K-P 26/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice KIP EuroP567 CEEFAX 567 Thu 280Oct 21:95/54 Ad6ice R-Z +7£££££££££££££3£3!££££3 Zaire p In view of the contin5ink uncertain+j 3it5ation, Brhtish n1tion1lu yhould not visit or transit Zaire. The situation could detjuiouate 0 very quickly. The assistance the Kmbbsszhin Kinshasa can provide is +) MUmjted. All British nationals in Zaire +5 should register on arrival and keep +5 in touch with the British Embassy. 'k Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129+i @@@@ 5640A-C 565 D-J 0:660KmP p :7/2: Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice K-P EuroP567 CEKFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:06/13 Advice R-Z Zambia Travellers should be vigilant. Armjh theft of vehicles, especially those with four wheel drive, iu 0 increasing. This iu somjtjmru accompanied by personal violence. 0 0 Drivrng out of town at night should bj avoided as other vehicles are poorly lit and the state of roads can bj dangerous. 0 For further advice contact the British High Commission, Lusaka, tel.: 228955. Foreign ffice Travel: 071 270 4129 u64 A-C u6k D]J u66 K-P 28/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice UmP EuroP567 C EFAX 567 Thu 28 Oct 21:05/33 Advice TJ R-Z Zimbabwe Travel is generally safe, but driving out of town at night should bj avoided as roads and vehicles are poorly lit. $hj number of incidents of mugging and personal assault during vehicle break-ins has increased in urban and tourist centres. Visitors should bj vigilant. Unlit streets should be avoided at night. Medical facilities are very limited '5 and communications poor outside the 'k main conurbations. U Foreign ffice Travel: 071 27p 4129'e ;64 A-C ;65 D-J 566 UmP 29/29 Advice A-C Advice D-I Advice K-P E5ro