Air Vice-Marshal T W Rimmer CB OBE MA FRAeS RAF

Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas &

Commander British Forces Cyprus

HEADQUARTERS

BRITISH FORCES CYPRUS

BRITISH FORCES POST OFFICE 53

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David Conlin Esq
Proact International
Marathonallee 16
D-14052 Berlin
Germany

22 February 2002

Dear Mr Conlin,

Thank you for your letter of 18 January. I believe you have already received replies to your other letters from Gavin Barlow. I will not repeat what he has already told you.

For my part, I can only emphasise that the SBA Administration is already putting considerable resources into the campaign against illegal trapping, in full cooperation with, the agencies of the Republic. This is having a real impact on the level of trapping activity in the ESBA, but it would be foolish to expect the campaign to be anything otherwise than a long one, which is precisely what we are prepared for.

I hope this provides you with sufficient reassurance of my personal interest in the matter.

Yours sincerely,

Bill Rimmer