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O PRIORITY HONG KONG
F 04112OZ AUGUST 90
ELNO 472
HKB 020
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14 AUG 1990
NFO ROUTINE WASHINGTON, GIBRALTAR, GRAND CAYMAN.
GRAND CAYMAN GRAND TURK NFO ROUTINE HAMILTON, MONTSERRAT,
TORTOLA
OUR TELNO 2437: FREEZING OF KUWAITI ASSETS IN HONG KONG
MANDATORY ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAD AND/OR KUWAIT WOULD N ALL PROBABILITY BE IMPLEMENTED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL UNDER THE NITED NATIONS ACT 1945. SUCH ORDERS CAN EXTEND, AND HAVE IN THE AST, TO ALL DEPENDENT TERRITORIES. THE POWER IS HOWEVER CONTINGENT ON THE PASSING OF A MANDATORY SECURITY COUNCIL
ESOLUTION IMPOSING SANCTIONS, SO CAN NOT (NOT) BE USED AT RESENT TO EXTEND OUR CURRENT MEASURE.
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WE CANNOT (NOT) FORECAST AT PRESENT WHEN A SANCTIONS RESOLUTION AND IMPLEMENTING ORDER MIGHT BE IN PLACE. WE WILL
HEREFORE EXPLORE URGENTLY WITH THE TREASURY WHAT FURTHER OPTIONS MAY BE OPEN UNDER THE 1964 EMERGENCY LAWS ETC ACT. YOU
IGHT YOURSELVES BE CONSIDERING IN THE MEANWHILE THE POSSIBLE SCOPE OF 55. 2(1) AND 9(1) OF THAT ACT IN RELATION TO PERSONS OR ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG.
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