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FM PEKING 1507002 MAY 1980
DESKBY 1517082
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 342 OF 15 MAY
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG,
YOUR TELNO.293 AND HONG KONG TELNO.635 TO YOU:
SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN.
1. WE SHALL SPEAK AS INSTRUCTED ON 16 MAY. BEFORE DOING SO WE SHALL NEED TO KNOW IN REPECT OF PRECISELY WHICH IMPORTS AND EXPORTS TO AND FROM IRAN THE GOVERNOR WILL BE EXERCISING HIS POWERS TO PROHIBIT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE GUIDELINES FOR THIS. WILL BE THE 10 JANUARY UN RESOLUTION VETOED BY THE SOVIET UNION,
BUT HAVE NO TEXT FOR THIS.
2. IF THE GOVERNOR MAINTAINS ANY POWERS OF DISCRETION WE SHALL NEED TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN PRECISELY HOW THIS IS LIKELY TO AFFECT CHINESE RE-EXPORTS OR IMPORTS THROUGH HONG KONG. HOWEVER
INSIGNIFICANT HONG KONG'S ENTREPOT TRADE BETWEEN CHINA AND. IRAN,
THIS MOVE MAY NOT BE WELL RECEIVED BY THE CHINESE AND WE SHALL
NEED TO BE READY WITH FULL INFORMATION.
3. GRATEFUL FOR CLARIFICATION DESKBY 160200Z.
ZCRADOCK
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SIR D MAITLAND
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MR J C MOBERLY
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