General Kofi Annan in Jakarta will be «considerably less» than the pledges received so far, according to Egeland. The relief effort in the Indian Ocean region would go down in the history books as the «most effective» ever, he said. Egeland said there had been a very good response to his latest wish list and that the United States and Britain were now offering C-17 planes. Singapore has offered heavy-lifting helicopters, helicopter carriers and boats. --More 2340 Local Time 2040 GMT
