Re: (Fwd) Chain letter to protest to French Government

P J Collins (P.J.Collins@DURHAM.AC.UK)
Sat, 15 Jul 1995 15:23:02 +0100

Peter J. Collins Anthropology, University of Durham, UK.

On Sat, 15 Jul 1995 CHRIS@DIRECTORATE.WNP.AC.NZ wrote:

> Chain letter to protest to French Government - see explanation below
>
> 1 SHIMIZU Seishi Physics,University of Tokyo,Japan
> 2 Yuichi Nishihara Physics,University of Tokyo,Japan
> 3 Hirohisa TANIGUCHI Physics,University of Tokyo,Japan
> 4 Takashi Tomoeda Physics,University of Tokyo,Japan
> 5 Tomoki KOBAYASHI Physics,University of Tokyo,Japan
> 6 Munehito ARAI Physics,University of Tokyo,Japan
> 7 Akira Okazaki Physics,University of Tokyo,Japan
> 8 Atsushi Matsumura Physics, Tohoku University, Japan
> 9 Kouta Yamamoto Chemistry,Tohoku University,Japan
> 10 Yasushi UJIOKA Degremont S.A., France
> 11 Toru Hara Universite de Paris Sud, France
> 12 Rene Bakker CEA - Sacley, France
> 13 David Garzella Universite de Paris Sud, France
> 14 Henk Blok Vrije Universiteit/NIKHEF, Amsterdam
> 15 Igor Passchier NIKHEF, Amsterdam
> 16 Ard van Sighem NIKHEF, Amsterdam
> 17 Johan Noordhoek KOL Leiden
> 18 C.M.C.M. van Woerkens Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, Leiden
> 19 Annemarie Borst, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
> 20 Gijs Nelemans Universiteit Utrecht
> 21 Susanne Buiter Universiteit Utrecht
> 22 Yvo Kok Paleomagnetic Lab., Utrecht
> 23 Thom Pick Paleomagnetic Lab., Utrecht University
> 24 Dagmar Olbertz Universiteit Utrecht
> 25 Eleonore Stutzmann Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, France
> 26 Nicole Girardin Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, France
> 27 Francois Girardin Ecole Nat. Sup. des Telecommunications,France
> 28 Axel Manthey Comnets, RWTH Aachen, Germany
> 29 Guido Eicheler Aachen, Germany
> 30 Christoph Schaefer RWTH Aachen, Germany
> 31 Albert Kim RWTH Aachen, Germany
> 32 Thomas Dekorsy RWTH Aachen, Germany
> 33 Reinhard Scholz Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy
> 34 David Neilson Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy
> 35 David Wiltshire University of Adelaide, South Australia
> 36 Brian G. Wybourne Instytut Fizyki, UMK, Torun, Poland
> 37 Geoff Stedman Phys&Astr,Univ. Canterbury,Christchurch NZ
> 38 Geoff Austin Physics, Univ of Auckland, NZ
> 39 Irene C. Barnett Physics, Univ of Auckland, NZ
> 40 Stephen. W. Barnett HortResearch, Auckland, NZ
> 41 Shona Murray Sensory Science, HortResearch, Auckland, NZ
> 42 Susan McDermott HortResearch, Auckland, NZ
> 43 Blair Miller Soil Science, Lincoln University, NZ
> 44 Alister Metherell AgResearch, Lincoln, NZ
> 45 Lesley Hunt AgResearch, Lincoln, NZ
> 46 David Saville AgResearch, Lincoln, NZ
> 47 Gavin Kenny CEARS, University of Waikato, Hamilton, NZ
> 48 Graham Sims CEARS, University of Waikato, Hamilton, NZ
> 49 Peter O'Regan, Environment Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
> 50 Erica Harris, Environment Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
> 51 Karen Denyer, Environment Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
> 52 Bill Ballantine, Leigh Marine Lab.,NZ
> 53 Jo Evans, Leigh Marine Laboratory, New Zealand
> 54 Richard McKenzie, NIWA Lauder, Central Otago, New Zealand
> 55 Julian Orange, NIWA Lauder, Central Otago, New Zealand
> 56 Hugo van Gorkom, Silicon Systems, Wellington, New Zealand
> 57 Chris Harris, Wellington Polytechnic, New Zealand
> 58 Diane Bennett, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ
>
> Dear People,
>
> This is a chain letter to urge the french
> government to stop nuclear tests.
> If you agree with us, please add your name to the list above,
> and send copies to your friends.
> We will add up the lists that had come back to us, and send it
> to the French Government.
>
> If you happen to be the hundredth,two hundredth, three hundredth,
> and so on, on the list, please send a copy of the mail back to the
> addresses below, so that we can keep track of this project. If you
> have any comment please send mails to us. And also,
> if you are multi-lingual and have friends who may not understand
> English, please translate this message and add it to the end of the
> mail.
> Thank you very much.
>
>
> ******* addresses of the organizers
> shimizu@femto.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
> keshi@uticeaix1.icepp.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp <- please use this adress
> *******
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>
> 10th July 1995
>
> A Personal Appeal To French Scientists
>
> Today is the tenth anniversary of the French bombing of the Rainbow
> Warrior ship when peacefully berthed at Auckland harbour in New
> Zealand. This act of international state sponsored terrorism
> resulted in one death. The death toll would have been considerable
> had the the bomb exploded an hour or so earlier.
>
> There should be no place for such state sponsored terrorism - this
> was not the action of a civilised nation.
>
> Now it is proposed by France that nuclear tests will resume in the
> Pacific in spite of widespread protest. I consider that France has
> no right to conduct tests in the Pacific, as indeed has any other
> country. The current tests show a degree of colonial arrogance that
> should not be part of this age. Just when it seemed we were
> eliminating the scourge of nuclear testing France recommences its
> testing programme and gives motivation to others to resume tests. For
> several years the Pacific has been a nuclear free zone and now France
> chooses to arrogantly ignore the wishes of the peoples of the Pacific
> and exercise its colonial policies. French people rightfully object
> to tests in France and should likewise object to imposing tests on
> other peoples.
>
> Even as I write, French commanders have launched a cowardly tear gas
> attack on Rainbow Warrior II, one day short of the tenth anniversary
> of the French terrorist sinking of the original Rainbow Warrior. The
> peoples of the Pacific are very angry at the continued abuse of the
> Pacific by the French nation.
>
> Past abuses by France and other nations are no justification
> restarting such abuses. As a former resident of New Zealand I
> strongly appeal to all French scientists to restore the honour of
> France and to demonstrate to the world that France is a civilised
> country by vigorous protest to all appropriate French authorities.
>
>
>
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> Chris Harris chris.harris@wnp.ac.nz
> Computer Support Group +64 (4) 385-0559 x 8421
> Wellington Polytechnic
> Wellington
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