[meteorite-list] Morocco Meteorite Meeting

From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Jun 30 11:49:55 2006
Message-ID: <028a01c69c5c$d27e61a0$16b42041_at_Gregor>

Hi Dean,

No scare tactics here, just reporting it as I see it. Go there and see for
yourself before making defaming comments. I don't have time to worry about
playing games so if you don't like what I have to write, simply delete it
and go on enjoying whatever you do.

Greg

----- Original Message -----
From: "dean bessey" <deanbessey_at_yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 11:07 PM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Morocco Meteorite Meeting


>I have been a bit out of the loop the past year as I
> moved to new zealand, spend 6 months travelling,
> missed ensisheim and St marie this year ect.
> To me this sounds like more run of the mill scare
> mongering that certain people keep bringing up
> although I am well aware about certain museums efforts
> to keep anything collectible away from collectors
> hands at all costs and the hell with actual
> preservation so I try to stay up on things.
> Does anybody (Matteo - from your email you sound
> familiar with this so maybe you can enlighten us more)
> know anything about this "August meeting". In
> particular who is having it? To me it sounds odd that
> the moroccan king (The only person who's opinion
> really matters) would advertise such an event to the
> meteorite community if he figures we are all theives.
> I know that right now under moroccan law there is no
> problem exporting meteorites and that there is no
> reason to hide the fact from customs that you are
> exporting meteorites (My 400 kilo shipment a couple
> months ago clearly stated "meteorites" on the export
> certificate that was stamped by about 8 people at
> moroccan customs).
> This whole thing sounds fishy and yet more dreamed up
> scaremongering to me.
> However, if anybody has details please do enlighten us
> all more. Many people on this list (Including myself)
> would surely be interested in real information. Even
> my partners in morocco would like to know as they
> havent herd anything about it either. Maybe the
> moroccan government (king) is warning foreigners but
> keeping his own people in the dark? Plenty of holes in
> this thread.
> Sincerely
> DEAN
> http://www.meteoriteshop.com/
>
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