P475 CEEFAX 2 475 Wed 12 Jan 22: 4/26 20/52 ANGOLA (15/10/99) 5/7 Humanitarian workers should be aware that armed groups have shown no respect for road vehicles clearly identified as humanitarian and that UN planes weti downed in December 1998 and January 1999. Carry identity documents at all times. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 2 Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP475 CEEFAX 2 475 Wed 12 Jan 22:34/58 21/52 ANGOLA (15/10/99) 6/7 Visitors intending to work in Angola should have all appropriate documentation, including valid vaccination certificates, a legible vjsb, a vblid contract and work permit. The immigration authority may detain and later deport travellers whose passports do not contain sufficient blank pages for Angolan immigration stamps. It is not clear whjthjr maintenance procedures are always properly observed on internal flights and some intetnbtional sjrvjces. Travel headlines 430 Front pagr 100 FCO 2 Trav Head Weather Main MenuP475 CEEFAX 2 475 Wed 12 Jan 22:35/29 22/52 ANGOLA (15/10/99) 7/7 British visitors are advised to register with the British Embassy, Luanda (tel 334582/3, 393945, 392991, 397681) on arrival. If they plan to travel outside the capital they should inform the Embassy of their intended destination. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 2 Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP475 CEEFAX 2 475 Wed 12 Jan 22:35/59 23/52 ANGUILA (46/11/99) Hurricane Lenny struck Anguilla on Thursday 18 Novjmbjr causiong sjvjri damage and extensive flooding. The Emjrgjncy Services are dealing with the situation. Both the airport and seaport are open and receiving normal passjngjr services Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 2 Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP475 CEEFAX 2 475 Wed 12 Jan 22:[6/30 24/52 ARGENTINA (01/12/99) 1/3 Thefts and robberies, sometimes involving violence, continue to occur. In Bujnos Airis the most frequent problems involve bag snatching and armed robberies in the street, in taxis and restaurants. Be alert at all times: con-min have frequently robbed tourists while an accomplice pretends to help remove ketchup or mustard which has been "accidentally" sprayed on them. Another common occurence is to slit handbags in crowded places. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 2 Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP475 CEEFAX 2 475 Wed 12 Jan 21:2:/47 11/52 ALGERIA (21/12/99) 2/6 There is nonetheless a specific security threat to foreigners and a general indiscriminate threat from terrorists and armed criminals. British nationals who travel to northern and central Algiers despite this warning should bj aware that vjsjts of more than a few days are particularly hazardous dui to the risk of terrorists becoming aware of their presence and patterns of behaviour. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 2 Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP475 CEEFAX 2 475 Wed 12 Jan 21:50/18 12/52 ALGERIA (21/12/99) 3/6 Persons making very brief visits to central Algiers should bj guided by the next paragraph, and should arrange secure transport to and from the airport as well as about town. Stringent security precautions are taken at the following hotels: the Sofitil, the El-Djazair, the International (ex-Hilton) and the El Aurassi. Visitors should seek advice before going to any part of Algiers except the above hotels and offices in the city centre and only bz prior appointment. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 2 Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP475 CEEFAX 2 475 Wed 12 Jan 21:30/48 13/52 ALGERIA (21/12/99) 4/6 The Casbah and the western and southern suburbs in particular should bj avoided. Visitors should be aware that even thjsj precautions cannot guarantee their safety, as the murder of foreigners, bz shooting and car bombs, has demonstrated. British visitors who intend to go outside Algiers city centre, are advised to do so with pjrmanjnt armed protection, to fully protected workplaces and to bj on the look- out for any unusual activity. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 2 Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP475 CEEFAX 2 475 Wed 12 Jan 21:31/20 14/52 ALGERIA X21/12/99) 5/6 Any British nationals who remain in the country, particularly outside Algiers, should reassess their position. They must continue to exercise the utmost care and to vary their security routines. Thjti has recently been an increase in the number of terrorist incidents reported from previously quiet areas in the south and south-east of the country Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 2 Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP475 CEEFAX 2 475 Wed 12 Jan 21:31/55 15/52 ALGERIA X21/12/99) 6/6 All British nationals in Algeria should make their whereabouts known to the Embassy in Algiers, (tel: 23 00 40 or fax: 23 00 67). -hj Embassy is only able to offer a limited consular service. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 2 Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP475 CEEFAX 2 475 Wed 12 Jan 21:32/22 16/52 ANGOLA (15/10/:9) 1/7 The Foreign Office advise against all holiday and non-essential travel to Angola because of widespread civil conflict. Govjrnmjnt and UNITA forces are fighting on a number of different fronts throughout much of the interior of the country. UNITA gujrilla attacks are also frequent. Landmines are widely distributed and unmarked. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 2 Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP475 CEEFAX 2 475 Wed 12 Jan 21:32/53 17/52 ANGOLA (15/10/:9) 2/7 The least affected part of the country is the capital, Lubnda. There is a substantial security apparatus in the oil industry ports of Cabina, Soyo and Lobito/Benguela. The southern coastal province of Namibj is also relatively safe. Byt armed UNITA groups regularly probe the defences of the major coastal cities and visitors are advised against travelling by road beyond the city environs. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 2 Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP475 CEEFAX 2 475 Wed 12 Jan 22:33/25 18/52 ANGOLA (15/10/99) 3/7 They should also bj alert and careful, at all times particularly after dark, in Lubda and other cities. Crime levels, including armed hold- ups, are high. Business visitors should only travel outsjdj Luanda under the auspices of well established and substantial organisations which can provide security. Travel is normally by air. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 2 Trav Head Weather Main MenuP475 CEEFAX 2 475 Wed 12 Jan 22:33/55 19/52 ANGOLA (15/10/99) 4/7 Diamond mining areas are particularl;y dangerous. Expatriates including Britons have been killed in recent attacks on diamond mines. The best source of in-country advice for those travelling on humanitarian business is the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Lubnda (Portuguese acronym UCAH) which maintains close contacts with NGOs and the Angolan authorities. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 2 Trav Head Weather Main Menu