Madam, - Having expressed our board's concern about the fate of the Asgard in a letter which you published on February 14th, 2001, we were delighted to read in your edition of April 1st that she now "finds permanent berth in the National Museum".
We trust that resources will be forthcoming to the museum so that it may avail of its conservation skills to preserve the Asgard to the highest standards, not only for the exhibition of military history next year, but for posterity. - Yours, etc.,
MAIGHREAD McPARLAND, Honorary Secretary, Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works in Ireland, Dublin 2.