1. INTRODUCTION  
2. OBSERVATIONS  
3. SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE DIG NEAR W43  
3.1. GDIGS mapping data  
3.2. DIG-only data  
4. KINEMATICS OF THE DIG NEAR W43  
4.1. The origin of the 4 km/s velocity component  
5. IONIC ABUNDANCES  
6. DUST TEMPERATURE  
7. SUMMARY