minstrel: fwd: Stolen manuscripts recovered (fwd)

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From: "Alvaro Torrente" <vhwm002 at sun.rhbnc.ac.uk>, on 3/19/98 12:23 PM:
To: Incognito_SMTP at InfoTech@MSCD["Musicology All List" 
<musicology-all at mailbase.ac.uk>], Incognito_SMTP at InfoTech@MSCD["Latin 
American Music Center" <LAMC-L at LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU>]
Cc: Incognito_SMTP at InfoTech@MSCD["Lothar Siemens" <GUSTAVO at fulp.ulpgc.es>]

Dear list members,

I am very pleased to inform you that the music manuscripts stolen from Las
Palmas Cathedral have been recovered. I do not have detailed information,
but I have been told that the combination of pressure from the police, the
media, and particularly the international musicological cyber-community
has forced the robber to return the materials. All the information about
the recovery is very obscure, and it seems that the owners or the police
have made a deal with the person not to publicise the name in exchange of
the manuscripts. 

It seems that the international support has been a key factor for the 
recovery. The local and national media reported the fact that information 
had circulated several times around the globe via Internet, and dozens of
calls and e-mails have been received from all the world (and anything
related to Internet is very fashionable nowadays in Spain). This probably
discouraged the robber, since there was little chance to sell the
manuscripts afterwards. 

I would like to extend a very warm acknowledgement to everyone who 
has given support. I would also like to apologise to those who 
have received several times my first email (and perhaps this one). At 
least, the Internet, and particularly the music mailing lists, have 
demonstrated to have a great efficiency.

We can all be pleased with the recovery.

With best wishes,

Alvaro Torrente
Research Fellow		| Tel.:	   (44) (0)1784 443947 (office)
Music Department	| 	   (44) (0)1784 741056 (home)
Royal Holloway		| Fax:     (44) (0)1784 439441
University of London	| Email:   a.torrente at rhbnc.ac.uk (preferred)
Egham, Surrey		| 	   vhwm002 at sun.rhbnc.ac.uk (this account)
TW20 0EX, UK		| WWW:	   http://www.sun.rhbnc.ac.uk/Music/ILM/

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