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FACTS ON DEPLETED URANIUM

Wed Oct 17 12:50:08 2001


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Subject: FACTS ON DEPLETED URANIUM - PRAGUE- CONFERENCE
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 11:18:43 +0100
From: Res publica du@publica.cz
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From: Res publica, association for information, Prague, Czech Republic,
publica@publica.cz 
Keywords: Depleted Uranium, Facts, Prague, Czech Republic,

Further information about conference "Facts on Depleted Uranium", Prague,
Czech Republic, November 24-25.2001.

We are informing you that the conference on depleted uranium shall take place
in Prague, Czech Republic on November 24-25.2001. Please, pay attention to
the enclosed letter and participation form. Please, fill kindly the
participation form and send it as soon as you can to the organizing
institution. First participants summary will be on October 31.2001.
Dissemination of information about this conference is appreciated.
in ten days time further information will follow. Please, forward
this message to your friends.

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Res publica, association for information, Prague,
Czech Republic, publica@publica.cz

Facts on Depleted Uranium

The civic association, Res publica, association for information, the preparing
for the date 24 and 25 November 2001 in Prague, the Czech Republic, a
conference dedicated to the problems of depleted uranium "Facts on Depleted
Uranium".

We consider it necessary to comment on the reason leading us the organization
of this conference. In reply a letter pointing out the gravity of using
Depleted Uranium in war operations in Persian Gulf and in Balkans, sent to
the President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Havel by the vice-chairman of
our association Res publica Jiri Horak, it was stated that the problem of
using arms with depleted uranium is becoming ever more relevant and that
V. Havel has been perceiving susceptibly all possible perils making possible
with the deployment of arms of this type to endanger the health of all
peoples. In organizing this conference we wish to contribute to the
realization of the idea, supported also according to the mentioned
reply by Vaclav Havel, that the whole problematic would be subjected to
a proper expert opinion and on this basis relevant conclusions would be
deduced as well as urgent steps resulting in the security of the
protection of human lives.

It is just this reason that we are laying the central point of this conference
on an expert level. We are interested in hearing at this conference technical,
military, political, juristic, health, ecological and other expert's views on
this problem. We have requested Prof. Jiri Matousek from the Institute of
Environmental Chemistry and Technology Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University
of Technology from Czech Republic, to be an expert moderator at this
Conference "Facts on Depleted Uranium". From quite natural reasons we consider
it correct to invite also members of various humanitarian, health, ecological
and peace organizations. For your information we mention that in view of the
nature of the conference we calculate with the participation of the approx
imately fifty persons. Contributions from this conference will be published
in a conference volume.

Results of the conference "Facts on depleted uranium", information and
comments presented at the conference will be forwarded also to the
president of the Czech Republic Vaclav Havel.

On this occasion we wish to inform you that by thist conference we take up
from our preceding actions, which had been for instance our international
meeting dedicated to security problems of central Europe, the question of
the nature of OSCE and the importantce of Charter on European Security
and particularly the problems of Yugoslav crisis in 1999 In case you are
interested in aspects related to depleted uranium, it would be a great
pleasure to welcome you at the conference "Facts on Depleted Uranium"
in Prague.

We would appreciate very much too, to recommend us for invitation those of
your friends who could address the conference on aspects connected with
depleted uranium!

We are convicted that also with your help we may be able to contribute
to a good case. We are also attaching a simple registration form to
the conference and we would appreciate your decision as to whether
you would wish to participate and particularly to present a contribution.
Certainly you will understand that your concrete response will be
important for our steps in the conference preparation.

We are sending our greetings and look forward to your response.

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Participants fee:
None for participants who send filled participation forms not
later than October 31.2001.

USD 10 for those who send their participation form until November 10.2001.
USD 20 for those whose participation forms will be received later.


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Reply slip
Res publica, association for information

I would like to participate in the Conference Facts on Depleted Uranium,
Prague, Czech Republic, November 24.-25. 2001


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