[sustran] Re: "But it has been the way from the beginning for men to slip away from the truth."

[Pascal van den Noort]

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On 24 jun. 2013, at 10:09, "FEKBRITTON" <fekbritton at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Cornie,
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> You wrote on this date, in what was otherwise a good letter outlining your
> middle of the road position and philosophy on transport in the Global South,
> one thing that really stuck in my craw. . . 
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> ·        "The VCs in the report are by FIA Foundation and not FIA."
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> That's an insider joke, right?
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> Kind regards/
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> Eric Britton
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> PS. Perhaps I should mention that over the last year I have spoken on
> several occasions about this with representatives of the UNEP (
> <http://www.fiafoundation.org/news/archive/2010/Pages/SharetheRoadcallbyFIAF
> oundationandUNEP.aspx> 'Share the Road') and WHO ('Road Safety Fund ')
> cooperative programs, as well as with representatives of the FIA as well.
> And they all assured me exactly and most vigorously as you have today.  So
> why is it that my brow is still mightily furrowed?  
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> " The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile is the governing body for
> world motor sport and the federation of the world’s leading motoring
> organisations. The FIA has been dedicated to representing the rights of
> motoring organisations and motor car users throughout the world via
> campaigns and activities that defend their interests. On issues such as
> safety, mobility, the environment and consumer law the FIA actively promotes
> the interests of motorists at the United Nations, within the European Union
> and through other international bodies. The FIA is also the governing body
> for motor sport worldwide. It administers the rules and regulations for all
> international four-wheel motor sport including the FIA Formula One World
> Championship, FIA World Rally Championship and FIA World Touring Car
> Championship."
> (http://www.fia.com/en-GB/the-fia/about-fia/Pages/AboutFIA.aspx))
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> "The FIA Foundation is an independent UK registered charity which manages
> and supports an international programme of activities promoting road safety,
> environmental protection and sustainable mobility, as well as funding
> specialist motor sport safety research."
> (http://www.fiafoundation.org/Pages/homepage.aspx)
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