P564 CJKFAX 564 Thu 4 Nov 21:12/43 ] Advice —-C Afghanistan Travel to Afghanistan should be avoided unless absolutely essential p p 0 Although the change of Government U has ended the civil war and led to relative calm in most parts of zhu country, the situation remains volatile. 'hili the British High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan, can supply limited advice there is no reuidrnt 'k British Mission in Afghanistan. Wj Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 U 565 D-J 576 K-P 567 RmZ 1/2 Advice D-I Advice K-P —d6ice R-Z E5rgP564 CEEFAX 554 -hu 4 Vov 21:94/22 Advice A-C Albania 2 0 $here are widespread and severe shortages of food, fuel, medicines and spare parts. Health risks are high and medical facilities poor. Mugging and robbery occur, although public order has improved slightly Travel on a purely individual basis is, however not advised. 0 In case of emergencies a British Diplomat is resident in the French Embassy in Tjuana. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 u65 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 2/28 Advice D-I Advice K-P Advice RJZ EuroP564 CJJFAX 56) Thu 4 Nov 21:02/45 Advice I A-C Algeria Visitors are advised to postpone all but essential visits to Algeria whjrj there have been a n5mbuu gf terrorist attacks against foreigners. Travellers should take 3en3ible precautUKns and avoid the densely populated downtown areas. If in doubt, rung the Embassy on 60u038.Q p2 R 0 A curfew iu in fgrcd in a n5mbju kf +5 regions between 2350 and 0400. $ravel to the Mali and Vigjr 0 borders is inadvisable. 0 Foreign Wffice Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-J ;66 KLP 567 R-Z 3/28 Advice D-I Advice KLP Advice R-Z EuroP564 CKJFAX 564 -hu 4 Nov 21:p2/:9 ad6ice A-C Angola U British nationbls are ad6iujd not to vrsit for tourism, but those within t i it n b n s ar j advised that Luanda is calm but visitor should exercise caution in moving around the city, specially after dark. Fighting continues in many other parts of Angola, zravel out3ide L5anda should bu avoided. 0 Intending vi3itors shoul4 cg&tact 0 +5 the Foreign Office Travel Unit. Visitors should keep in contact W5 with the Embassy (tel.:334583/3) U Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129+e ;6) D-I 566 K-P ;67 R-Z 4/28 Advice D-I Advice K-P Advice R-Z EzroP564 CEEFAX 564 Thu 4 Nov 21:03/1 Advice A-C Bangladesh Opposition parties may call strikes at short notice. These suspend normal business, sometimes zhrough-+u out the countrX and make travbl ha:brdous. Peoplu ignoring strikes can become targets for violence, and their vehicles may bj damaged 0 or djutroyjd. 0 Thjrj has been a marked increase in in night time armed banditry on mbjor roads between towns. Travel on these roads after dark is inadvisable. 0 Foreign Office Tra6jl: 071 270 4129 ' 56k D-+ :76 K-P u67 R-Z 5/28 Advice D-I Advice KLP Advice RMU EuroP564 CEJFAX 564 Thu 4 Nov 21:93/37 Ad6icd II A-C Barbados 0 0 Like many holiday resorts elsewhere an increase in crime has been noted Tourists should take sensible precautionb 6hjn visitinF secluded &e areas particularly at night. Seek and heed local advice about areas which might be cmn3hdered +j dangerous, esp ially h n pl nn ng ') travel in open vehicles to more remote parts of the Island. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-J 576 K-P 567 Z 6/28 Advice D-I Ad6ice K-PA—d6ice R-U E4rmP564 CJJFAX 574 Thu 4 Nov 21:03/46 U Advice I A-C Beli:j 0 Many people visit Beli:j without experiencing difficulty. Travellers should be aware that there has been+j an increase in mugGings and violent crime in Belize City, Spn Ignacio, and elsewhere. 0 Visitors should avoid dark streets and seek local advice which areas to avoid, not dress ostentatiously nor carry valuables. ') $tavjl inland iu safest in groups 0 accompanied bz a licensed guide. '5 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 7/28 Advice D- Advice K-P Advice R-Z EuroP564 CJJFAX 564 Thu 4 Nov 21:04/05 Advice . I p 0—-C Bosnia-Yercegovina $hj Foreign Wffice advise against all travel to Bosnia and havu, 0 since Sjptembjr 1991, advised anl 0 Brjtiuh nationals to lja6j. 0 Ptivbtily organisjd aid projects Wj are p rticula ly vu njr bli. Indi6idual groups, dj1pite this 0 advice, insisting on travelling to +) or rimbinink in Bosnia-Hjrcego6ina, should co-ordinbte their movements with UNHCR and UVPROFOR. Advice on this on: 071 917 0772/0778. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129+j 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 RmZ 8/28 Advice D-I Advice K-P Advicd R-Z E;roP564 CEEFAX 564 Thu 4 Nov 21:04/24 Advice A-C Brauil 0 0 Thjrj iR a high crime rate in major '5 cities and vbluables and cameras 0 shoul kip af . Muggers may bj armed and travellers 3hould not offer resistance. 0 U Buses and trams should not be u3ed in Rio dj Janjiro and in Sag Paulo Wj pedestrians should avoid the old 0 central area after dark. 0 U $hj threat ofachloira is increasing '5 in the poorer pbrts of most cities '5 in the north east of Bra:il. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 9/28 Advice D-I Advice K-P Advice R-Z EuroP564 CEEFAX 564 Thu 4 Nov 21:04/55 Ad6ice pA-C Bulgaria @ -hj situation is improving with food and fuel now available but 0 indjpjndjnt tra6eller3 in more remote areas may encounter some occasional shortages. 0 0 Pdtty crime, partiaularly picking vUsitors pockets, is a problem and tourists should take 3jnsible 0 '9 precautions. 0 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-J 5660KmP 567 R-Z 80/28 Advice D-I Advice K-P Advicd R-U EuroP564 CJJFAX 564 Thu 4 Nov 21:05/13 Advice A-C Burkinb Faro 2 0 Normblly a safe place to visit although bandits have been active at nights on the highway between Bobo-Dioulasso and Ouagadougou. 0 0 Violent incidents have occurred in both cities and travellers risk becoming involved. $hj Foreign Office doer not ad6i3j against t5avel but suggests taking care gvet the choice kf desthnattgn+m 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-T ;66 UmP 567 R-Z 11/28 Advice D-I Advice K-P Advice R-Z E;rgP564 CJEFAX 554 Thu 4 Nov 21:05/32 Advicd A-C £k Burma (Mya mar) 0 Visitors must k ep to the fficial d signated tourist areas. Acc i n t allowe to lat j parts of the count y jcau gf act l p t ntial c r pro lens an no attempt rho ld bj made to nter such areas. Overland entry is perm ted onl hrough Tbchilek in Thailand. Man avg d u ing the inte nal ai eu ice becau f it po rec ud. u Foreign Offic Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D- 566 K P 56 2 2 Adv ce D-I dvic K P dvice - EuroP564 CEEFAX 564 Thu 4 Nov 21:05/51 U Advice A Burundi Following the recent coup in Burundi, the Foreign Office advi9r against travel to that country 0 until further notice. 0 '5 '5 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 U 565aD-J b566aK]P p567 R]Z p p 13/28 Advice D-I Advice K-P Advice R-Z EuroP564 CEEF—X 564 Thu 4 Nov 21:X6/ 8 Advice OI A-C Cambodia *R 2 2 2 2p 20 Military acit6ity has lessened 1nd is now mainly confined to remote areas. cpnditrz iu, however,0wi4j-+j spread. Visitors intending to travel by road outside Phnom Punh are advised not to travel at night under any circumstances and to join a convoy wXjrever possible. Visitors to the Angkor complex 'k should n#t travel to outlying temples such as Banteay Serey. Contact the British Embassy in 0 ') Phnom Pend for upto date details. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129+e D]KPRZ 14/28 Advice D-I Advice K-P Advice RJY EuroP564 CEEFAX 564 Thu 4 Nov 21:06/29 ( Advice I A-C Cameroon 0 The difficult economic 3it5ation has led to an increase in violent crime and vi3itors should take care especially in the cities of Yeounde Douala and camknda whjrj armed 0 robbery is a problem. -ravel restrictions no longer apply 0 Nevertheless, the possibility of politically motivated incidents rembins. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 15/28 Advice D-I Advice K-P Ad6ice R-Z EuroP564 CJJFAX 564 Thu 4 Nov 21:06/48 Advice A-C Central African Republic Although the political situation rembins confused, the rUsk of U politically motivated violence has diminished. Armed robbery remains +j a ptodlem in Bangui and the North, particularly near Chad and Sudan. Travel in the South iu reasonably 0 safe, but travellers should take care and avoid travelling outside towns after dark. U +5 The British Honorary Consul can 0 offer limited assistance onl9. 2 Forjikn Office Tra6el: 071 270 4129 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 16/28 Advice D-I Advice K-P Advice R-Z EuroP564 CEEFAX 564 Thu 4 Nov 21:97/07 Advice A-C Chjd 0 Although an uneasy calm prevails an increase in lawlessness and armed th ft has b en noted in many parts of the country. 2 $hefts of and from vehicles are a erequent occurrence and visitors should taSj sensible precautions. 0 Visitors should also pay scrupulous U attention to military road-blocks. U 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 278 4 2\ u65 D-U du66QKMP 567 R-Z 97/28 Advice D-I Advice K-P Advice R-Z EuroP564 CJJFAX ;64 $hu 4 Nov 21:97/16 W\ U Advice I RA-C China p p 2 0 0 $here is no reason not to travel to China, howe6ju, individ5al vi1itors+j may find difficulty in visiting Tjbjt and parts of Xinjiang. 2 0 Travellers out3idj Beijing should bj aware of only limited consular representation and facilities, plus the poor quality of Chinjuj communications making it difficult for the Embassy to guarantee quick aid. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 18/28 Advice D-I Advice K-P Advice R]Z EuroP564 CEEFAX 564 Thu 4 Nov 21:07/35 Ad6ice 4A-C Chinb - Tibet (additional) 0 Travel is controlled by the Chine5j authoriti s and applications ar required in advance from fMreigne5s wishing to visit Ttbjt. 0 Medical: People with heart and pulmonary problems; those 3uffdrhng influenza and chronic diseases, and the elderly are advised against visiting Tiber owing to its high altitude. p 0 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129+e 565 DmJ ;661KMP 567 R-Z 99/28 Advice D-I Advice UMP Advice R-Z EuroP564 CEEFAX 564 Thy 4 Nov 21:08/04 Advice —-C C.I.S X5ussia advice on 567) 1/4 Travellers are advised to postpone journeys to the following areas: Georgia Western Georgia, South Ossetia and Abkha:ia. Thkrj have djen localiseh incident; in Tsilisi Crime is on the increase throughout the country. Azjtbbijan -here has been an R p 0 '5 escalation of fighting and a state of emergency has been declared. Nagorny Karabakh and border areas 3hould bj avoided. A curfew is in force. Viuitu to Baku should bj postponed unless essrntial. 0 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 RJZ 20/28 Advice D-I Advice K-P Advice RJZ EuroP564 CEEFAX 564 Thu 4 Nov 21:08/23 Ad6iad A-C C.I.S X5ussian advise on 567) 2/4 $ravel should be dkferrjd to: Armenia Border with A:jrbaijan. Severe shortages of fuel and food. Moldovb Non-essential travel to the Dniester region should bj avoided. Tajikistan Politically and ethnically based clashes continue 0 Customs On arrival, visitors0should declare all foreign currency and 0 valuables. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-U 566 K-P 567 R-Z 21/28 Advice D-I Advice K-P Advice R-Z EuroP564 CJJFAX 564 Thu 4 Nov 21:09/01 Ad6ice 0A-C C.I.S hformjuly the USSR* 4/4 Crime Incidents of mugging, theft 0 and pickpockjting are increasing. Visitors should take reasonable precautions to ensure their safety. It is sbfe to use officially markud taxis. When travelling by train valuables should bj stored safely 0 and the compartment should not bj left unattendrd. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 ' 56kaD]+ 56v K-P k67 R-Z 23/28 Advice D-I Advice K-P Advice RmZ EuroP564 CJJFAX 564 Thu 4 Nov 21:09/2p Advice —-C Colombia 2 A bombing campaign endjh in April, but furthe5 action canno5 bj ruled out. Terrorist groups have threatened a campaign of violence against official tartest for September and thkre has been an incrjas in guerrilla activity, mainly in and around Bogota. 0 Visitors should take advise which ardas to avoid. In The cmuntr9- +5 side thkrj i; a risk gv g5uurhla 0 violence and kidnapping. Sjn3ible '5 precautions should bj taken agains cholera in the tropical low lands. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-J 566 UmP 567 R-Z 4/28 Advice D-I Advice K-PB—d6ice R-Y GEzrgP564 CEEFAX ;64 Thu 4 Nov 21:99/39 Advrce A-C Congo 0 0 The situation in Congo i1 calm at U present. However, all British nationals on arrival in Conga 0 should register with thu Briti1h 0 Embbssy in Kinshasa, tel:034775, 0 33130, 33453, 33772, telecel: 44923 and 46101 or Satcom: 871 1445467, 0 fax: 871 1445)70. In addition British nationals in 0 Congo should inform the Consular +) Section of the French Embassy in Bray:bville, tel: 831423/24/25 of their presence. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129'j + 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-Z 25/28 Advice D-I Advice KIP Advice R-Z EuroP564 CJJFAX 564 Thu 4 Nov 21:01/5n Advice I A-C Croatia 1/3 Substantial parts are under UV U protection, these areas, and the land bordering them are 3ubject to active fighting and artimlery bombardment. Visitors should not travel to thjsj areas. The situation in the area around Karlovac, southwest of Zagreb, remains tense and subject to rapid deterioration. The southwestern outskirts of Zagreb could also be affected by an outbreak of hostile-Wj ties. The road between Rijeka and Karlovac has been reopened. Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 RmZ 26/28 Advice D-I Advice K-P Advice R-Z EuroP564 C FBX 564 Thu 4 Nov 21:01/15 Ad6ice A-C Croatia 2/3 The Foreign Office advise against travel to areas around Karlovac unless absolutely necessary and against the use of the Karlovac to Rijeka road. Visitors to areas on ihj sou(hwestern outsKirts of Zagreb should excercise kxtremj caution and keep up to date with developments. Currently consudjred safe are only Fkttheun Croatia, we1t gf thu nhn5 from Bijjlovar tg Kuthna; the 0 Zagreb city centre; the Istrian Penrnsular... 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 56) D-J 566 K-P )67 R-Z :7/2 Advice D-I Advice K-P Advice R-Z EuroP564 CEEFAX 564 Thu 4 Nov 21:11/24 Advice A-C Croatia 3/3 Currently considered safd are only ... the Adriatic Islands and the north coast from te Slovenia border to Senj. But there remains a risk of a rapid deterioration of security sven in thjuj areas. Visitors 1re advised to listen to the BBC and consult the British Embassy in Zagreb (tel: 424 888 or 426 200) in case of doubt. 0 Foreign Office Travel: 071 270 4129 'upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz 565 D-J 566 K-P 567 R-U 28/28 Advice D-I Advice KLP Advice R-Z Euro