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WORLD CAMPAIGN
A against military and nuclear collaboration with
Director
Abdul S Minty
South Africa
PO Box 2 Lindeberg Gaard Oslo 10 Norway Tel (02) 30 13 45 Cables Antiapartheid Oslo Telex 72314 AAM N
Mrs. Lynda Chalker, M.P., Minister of State
Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SW1A 2AH
ENGLAND
Dear Mrs. Chalker,
Mr Millington, FED Grateful for a draft reply
from Lord
Lord Glenarthur
11 July 1989
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18/2
18/7
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se PS/Mrs Chalker 1817 PS Lord Glenarthur
Mr Dales, SAFD
We have been alarmed to read in the Sunday Times of 9 July 1989 that the Hong
Kong police have tested South African riot control equipment.
The details contained in the press report require a comprehensive investigation
and we are certain that the British government has already taken initiatives to
ensure that the appropriate authorities follow up this case.
I appears as if Dominion Agencies International Ltd., based in Hong Kong, has
imported the equipment and we hope that the investigation will also cover any imports to Hong Kong destined for other countries as we know that South Africa
has for some years attempted to use Hong Kong as a transit point for arms deals
and other trade.
We would also welcome receiving the relevant arms trade and other trade regu-
lations of Hong Kong which implement the United Nations Arms Embargo against
South Africa and would be grateful if you could kindly arrange for them to be
sent to us.
We look forward to hearing from you when the investigation has been carried out and would appreciate receiving information about the steps taken so far by the
relevant authorities.
Yours suicely, Abdues. Misty
Abdul S. Minty
Director