Newsgroups: wstd.travel.advisories From: 76702.1202@CompuServe.COM (Wally Doerge) Subject: NEW TRAVEL INFO -- Congo Organization: The World @ Software Tool & Die Distribution: wstd Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1993 12:49:53 GMT STATE DEPARTMENT TRAVEL INFORMATION - Congo ============================================================ Congo - Travel Warning June 17, 1993 The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer all travel to the Congo at this time. U.S. citizens, including dependents of U.S. Embassy personnel, have been departing Brazzaville. The airport remains open. Increasing political tensions have resulted in the erection of barricades in Brazzaville, manned by heavily- armed political partisans. U.S. citizens presently in the Congo, and outside Brazzaville area, are requested to avoid travel into Brazzaville until further notice. U.S. citizens in Brazzaville are asked to remain in close contact with the U.S. Embassy. No. 93-026 This replaces the Travel Warning dated June 13, 1993, to inform of the voluntary departure of U.S. Embassy dependents and private U.S. citizens.