Dear Sir, Madam:
Tenastellin

Today, Saturday 6th of February, a local newspaper (Gazet van Antwerpen) reported that Belgian border police found a cargohold of arms equipment in the port ofAntwerp (second largest port of Europe, just after Rotterdam). According to the ministry of foreign affairs and sources within the Antwerp port, 91 containers are held by the border police, containing 41 UNIMOG-trucks and motor equipment for T-54 and T-55 tanks.

The considerable amount of arms equipment was being shipped by a British company -whose name is not revealed yet- from Rotterdam to Antwerp port, with final destination Eritrea. The British company already filed a complaint against the Belgian State: a judge appointed a military expert, who will investigate whether an export license for the arms equipment is to be delivered or not.

Chances are very small, that the shipment will ever reach Eritrea. Belgian arms law prohibits the export of weapons to countries who are currently at war - as is the case between Eritrea and Ethiopia, especially since the unconfirmed bombing of Adigrat, last Thursday.

A Belgian foreign office spokesman told journalists that the catch of the 91 containers showed that the strict Belgian arms law is working well.

In the hope that this information will be of any use in stopping the military conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia, I send you this e-mail.