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12 MAY 1980
RISTRY Action Taken
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO 091640Z MAY 80
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 380 OF 9 MAY
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No 201512.6
AND TO PRIORITY ASCENSION, BELMOPAN, GRAND CAYMAN, HAMILTON,
ST HELENA
AND TO ROUTINE VILA
AND TO SAVING ANTIGUA, BRIDGETOWN, GIBRALTAR, GRAND TURK, MONTSERRAT, PORT STANLEY, TORTOLA, WELLINGTON (FOR PITCAIRN)
ANGUILLA, TRISTAN DA CUNHA
INFO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG
INFO SAVING PARIS.
SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN
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1. WE ARE COMMITTED BY THE DECISION OF EC FOREIGN MINISTERS ON
22 APRIL TO TAKE THE NECESSARY POWERS TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS AGAINST
IRAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VETOED SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION OF
13 JANUARY. A SHORT ENABLING BILL, THE IRAN (TEMPORARY POWERS)
BILL (COPY BY BAG), WAS LAID BEFORE PARLIAMENT ON & MAY. ITS
SECOND READING WILL TAKE PLACE ON 12 MAY, WITH A VIEW TO OBTAINING
ROYAL ASSENT BY 16 MAY. THE ACT WILL EXTEND TO ALL DEPENDENT
TERRITORIES. THE FINAL DECISION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SANCTIONS WILL NOT, HOWEVER, BE TAKEN UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING OF EC FOREIGN
MINISTERS ON 17 MAY. DECISIONS WILL NATURALLY BE RELATED TO ANY
DECISIVE ACTION THAT MAY HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY IRAN OVER THE HOST-
AGES ISSUE BY THEN. WE CANNOT YET RULE OUT THIS POSSIBILITY.
IRAN IS CONVENING ON 15-17 MAY A MEETING OF STATES AND POLITICAL
BODIES, INCLUDING SOME MEMBERS OF THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT, AND
IT IS CONCEIVABLE THAT SOME HELPFUL PROGRESS COULD BE ACHIEVED IN
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