Farnborough International 2004 (July 19-25) in Hampshire is the most important arms fair this year. Not only is it the battleground for the sale of military aircraft and associated weapons systems but for the public acceptance of them too. At the last Farnborough in 2002 military and civilian contracts totalling over $9 billion were announced with exhibitors including murdering bastards such as BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Rolls-Royce and Boeing queuing up to sell their latest weapons systems.

As usual with these events one of the places where contacts are made and established is at the delegate’s swanky dinner. The dinner, described as “the social event of the Airshow week” will be held in the “splendour of the Great Room at the Grosvenor House Hotel”. A presentation of a sword will also be made for a “significant contribution towards Anglo-American aerospace cooperation” and will be presented to Lord Robertson (NATO Secretary General). Their website promises “an exciting and entertaining evening”, let’s make sure we provide one!

Action at Delegate’s Dinner, Tuesday 20th July, 6:30pm, Grosvenor House Hotel, 86-90 Park Lane, London (nearest station Marble Arch or Hyde Park Corner).

However there is also another side to Farnborough, that of fun days out for all the family with the weekend public days. We are therefore calling a day of direct action on one of these family days to show that Farnborough is primarily an arms fair and also to state that watching the latest fighter jets is not family entertainment.

Direct Action Day, Sunday 25th July – 12 onwards, follow signs from Farnborough station to public entrance or get shuttle bus organised by the airshow to the public entrance.

There is the option of buying tickets for the public event for £20 – see www.farnborough.com for details.

Contact the organisers of Farnborough in person at: Farnborough International 2004, Duxbury House, 60 Petty France, London SW1H 9EU, 020 7227 1043,  farnborough@sbac.co.uk


For more information please contact DISARM DSEi:

BM Box 3679, London WC1N 3XX
07817 652 029
 farnborough@dsei.org
www.dsei.org




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