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>Subject: Friends of Santa Successful
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>Follow up 3:15 p.m. Saturday
>Friends of Santa Claus handed the Writ of Summons etc. to Lt. Norm
>Hooper, Canadian duty officer at CFB Esquimalt. Lt. Hooper will
relay
>the document to Admiral R. Buck, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, who
we
>hope will hand it to the captain of the nuclear submarine USS
>Greenville. Our writ charges that a world destroying submarine has
no
>right to use Santa Claus for propaganda purposes.
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>To: News Victoria, BC:
Writ of Summons: Santa vs the USA
>Navy
>From: Friends of Santa Claus
>
>On Saturday Dec. 11 at 1:00 p.m. at the Naden Gate (end of Esquimalt
>Road and/or Lyall Street) we will present A WRIT OF SUMMONS and a
>STATEMENT OF CLAIM to the Captain of the USS Greenville a nuclear
>submarine presently in Esquimalt Harbour which arrived on Friday with
a
>representation of Santa Claus aboard.
>
Minister of Defence
The following letter was given over for
delivery to the United
States Commander of the Los Angeles class submarine yesterday. This
attack
submarine class is the most frequent user of CFMETR and is nuclear
powered and ready to be loaded with nuclear-tipped cruise missles in
times
of crisis, and there is no assurance that nuclear weapons are not on
board.
There have been accidents involving
submarines in Georgia Strait,
including a collision with a pleasure craft and the snagging of the
net of
a fishing boat. Yesterday's gale force winds and low visibility
certainly
adds to the concern we feel when nuclear capable vessels are present
in
shipping channels as it steamed south from the weapons range during
the
height of the storm. The Auditor General once again, this year,
pointed
out serious flaws in any emergency preparedness plans should the
unthinkable ever occur.
Your continued support for this weapons
development undermines
every Canadian initiative for nuclear disarmament and further subjugates
Canada to the U.S. nuclear strategy, including the policy of maintaining
a
first-strike capability.
Citizens of the affected region will
continue to moniter and protest
every infringement of our right to live in safety. The will of the
people,
Canadian and international law support all necessary actions to ensure
the
health of 2 million people and the region's irreplaceable environment.
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 20:33:06 -0800
Subject: NN: USS GREENVILLE IN ESQUIMALT HARBOUR
From: "Jane P. Brett" <jbrett@home.com>
IF YOU HAVE A YELLOW SIGN,
PLEASE PUT IT UP FOR THE WEEKEND AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS.
Commander, U.S. submarine docked at Nanoose:
We are local citizens
at the main gates of CFMETR. We wish to
know what kind of submarine is at the base dock and whether this ship
is nuclear weapons capable or powered by nuclear reactors.
The Province
of British Columbia Legislature passed a resolution
making the province nuclear free in l992. If the ship you commandeer
is
not nuclear free, we request you respect the wishes of the people of
the
Province of British Columbia.
In peace,
E. Sowerby
N. Goldsberry
cc: Chief of Defense, United States of America
Minister of Defence Eggleton,
Canada
Pacific and Western Region --
National Defence Headquarters
Canadian Commander Buckingham,
CFMETR
local and regional news outlets
Subject:
Re: NN: US sub at Nanoose
Date:
Wed, 8 Dec 1999 14:30:37 -0800
(PST)
From:
Sunshine Goldsberry <sunshine@macn.bc.ca>