UNCLASSIFIED
(53)
057155
MDLIAN 2659
UNCLASSIFIED
FM NASSAU
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 98
OF 13172OZ AUGUST 90
AND TO PRIORITY WASHINGTON
IRAQ KUWAIT CRISIS: FREEZING OF ASSETS
ние ого і 26
1990
1. THE GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE BAHAMAS ISSUED A LETTER ON 10 AUGUST TO ALL LICENSED BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES HERE IN THE FOLLOWING TERMS:
BEGINS
IN THE WAKE OF THE INVASION AND OCCUPATION OF KUWAIT BY IRAQ, IT HAS BECOME NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT ASSETS HELD BY THE NATIONALS COMPANIES, CORPORATIONS AND AUTHORITIES OF BOTH THE COUNTRIES OVERSEAS ARE KEPT OUT OF REACH OF IRAUI REGIME. THE CENTRAL BANK THEREFORE CALLS UPON ALL THE LICENSED BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES IN THIS JURISDICTION TO PLACE AN EMBARGO ON THE WITHDRAWAL OR TRANSFER OF ABOVE MENTIONED ASSETS WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
ENDS
2. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS LETTER WAS ISSUED AFTER CONTACT WITH THE BANK OF ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
3. PLEASE REPEAT FURTHER AS APPROPRIATE
MAYS
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
IRAQ/KUWAIT
LIMITED
285
ADDITIONAL
43
DISTRIBUTION
328
MED
WIAD
IRAG/KUWAIT
(PASSED TO EMERGENCY
UNIT)
PAGE
1
UNCLASSIFIED
ललतत