Newsgroups: wstd.travel.advisories
From: 76702.1202@CompuServe.COM (Wally Doerge)
Subject: NEW TRAVEL INFO -- Russia
Organization: The World @ Software Tool & Die
Distribution: wstd
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 12:54:54 GMT
STATE DEPARTMENT TRAVEL INFORMATION - Russia
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 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 Office of the Spokesman
 For Immediate Release
 October 4, 1993

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT-- RUSSIA

Americans should defer all travel to Moscow until further notice.  
The situation in Moscow is tense and changing rapidly.  A state of 
emergency was declared October 3.  A curfew has been declared from 
11:00 PM to 5:00 AM in Moscow.

While there has been gunfire and disturbances at various points 
around the city, most of the violence has occurred in the vicinity 
of the Russian "White House."  The number of Russian casualties may 
be large.  There have been no reports of anti-American 
demonstrations or threats to Americans; however, anti-American 
sentiment does exist.

Moscow's airport is reportedly open and functioning.  There is no 
indication that air travel into or out of Moscow has been 
interrupted.

The U.S. Embassy is advising Americans in Moscow to stay indoors 
and to monitor the news media.  A U.S. citizen information center 
has been established at the Radisson Slavjanlkaya Hotel.  The 
telephone number is 011-7-095-941-8020, extension 3208.