[meteorite-list] Re: SCAMS from Morocco

From: geoking_at_notkin.net <geoking_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:12 2004
Message-ID: <v04220803b6c1dc051bc6_at_[63.25.170.96]>

Dear Nick and List:

Sorry to hear about your import troubles, Nick.

I did learn an interesting historical tidbit about Morocco recently,
pretty much O.T. as far as meteorites are concerned, but I found it
intriguing, and -- who knows? -- perhaps it will be of use to some
U.S. meteorite trader/dealer at some point.

I quote this from a letter by William Bryk, of Manhattan, printed in
last week's "New York Press":

" . . . through some bizarre accident, His Majesty the Sultan [of
Morocco] recognized the United States in 1777; we have enjoyed
diplomatic relations with Morocco for longer than any other nation."

Mr. Bryk then went on to include an obituary for a friend of his who
had been a director of the American Legation Museum in Tangier,
Morocco -- an establishment which had been set up, I gather, to honor
and commemorate the long-standing diplomatic ties between the U.S.
and Morocco. He also commented (evidently sarcastically) that, "The
museum, of course, has absolutely nothing to do with the Central
Intelligence Agency."

I imagine Mr. Boukadi isn't too concerned about doing his part to
maintain these supposedly good relations between the U.S. and Morocco.

Sincerely,

Geoff N.

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