Burmese Govt buy DC-10 (fwd)

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Date: Mon, 21 Feb 1994 21:27:08 +0800
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Organization: City Polytechnic of Hong Kong
Subject: BU: ORBIS
 
SCMP, Monday 21st Feb.
 
In a report detailing the progress of ORBIS, the flying eye hospital, and
its recent purchase of a 2nd hand DC-10 to replace its ageing DC-8, it was
reported that the Burmese government had given US $500,000. Oliver Foot,
Project Orbis president, said: "Should we have said no? We are not
political. If we had said no that would have made us political. They're
poor and they gave us half a million. Why don't others do the same?"
 
Mr Foot is also considering visiting the Sultan of Brunei to ask for cash.