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TO IMMEDIATE CERTAIN MISSIONS AND DEPENDENT TERRITORIES
GUIDANCE TELEGRAM NUMBER 51 OF 30 MAY 1980
MY GUIDANCE TEL NO 44: IRAN: SANCTIONS.
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FOLLOWING THE DECISION OF EC FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING IN NAPLES
ON 17/18 MAY, TWO ORDERS IMPLEMENTING SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN CAME
INTO EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT ON 29 MAY. THE ORDERS WILL, HOWEVER, LAPSE AFTER 28 DAYS IF, WITHIN THAT TIME, PARLIAMENT HAS NOT APPROVED THEM.
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2. YOU MAY DRAW FREELY ON THE FOLLOWING.
THE ORDERS
3. THE TWO ORDERS (FULL TEXTS BY BAG TO CERTAIN POSTS) ARE:
(I) THE EXPORT OF GOODS (CONTROL) (IRAN SANCTIONS) ORDER
1980 MADE BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE UNDER SECTION 1 OF THE IMPORT, EXPORT AND CUSTOMS POWERS (DEFENCE) ACT 1939, WHICH PROHIBITS THE EXPORT OF
EMBARGOED GOODS TO IRAN.
(II)
THE IRAN (TRADING SANCTIONS) ORDER 1980, AN ORDER
IN COUNCIL MADE UNDER SECTION 1 OF THE IRAN (TEMPORARY POWERS) ACT 1980, WHICH PROHIBITS THE MAKING OR PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS FOR THE SALE, SUPPLY OR TRANSPORT OF EMBARGOED GOODS TO IRAN.
4. SUB-PARA (II) ABOVE EXTENDS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE CHANNEL ISLANDS, THE ISLE OF MAN AND THE UK'S DEPENDENT TERRITORIES. (I) APPLIES TO THE UK ONLY, BUT PARALLEL ACTION IS BEING TAKEN IN THE OTHER TERRITORIES.
EMBARGOED GOODS
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THE PROHIBITIONS IN THE ORDERS APPLY TO ALL GOODS EXPORTED TO IRAN FOR THE USE OF ANY PERSON IN IRAN INCLUDING THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN, ANY IRANIAN GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION AND ANY BODY, WHETHER CORPORATE OR UNINCORPORATE, WITH THE FOLLOWING
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