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CONFIDENTIAL
054646
HKB 020/26
MDHOAN 4106
RECEIVE:
14 MUC 1990
SK
INDLA
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON
TELNO 1405
OF 12154OZ AUGUST 90
INFO PRIORITY BAGHDAD, KUWAIT, RIYADH UKMIS NEW YORK
7
OUR TELNO 1387: IRAQ/KUWAIT: KIO
1.
PARA 3 OF OUR TUR: HM TREASURY AND THE BANK OF ENGLAND HAVE SPOKEN TO THEIR CONTACTS IN THE US TREASURY, THE FEDERAL RESERVE AND THE OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS MANAGEMENT, NONE OF WHOM HAVE MADE ANY ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE RELEASE OF FUNDS AS DESCRIBED IN PARA 1 OF OUR TUR. WE SHOULD THEREFORE BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD MAKE (DISCREET) ENQUIRIES OF STATE AS TO WHETHER THEY ARE AWARE OF ANY SUCH APPROACH BY THE KUWAITIS AND ANY ACTION THAT THE US AUTHORITIES MAY BE CONTEMPLATING.
HURD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
IRAQ/KUWAIT
LIMITED
280
DISTRIBUTION
325
MED
ADDITIONAL
HM TREASURY
45
(FOR J M G TAYLOR)
BANK OF ENGLAND
(FOR KENTFIELD)
IRAQ/KUWAIT
(PASSED TO EMERGENCY UNIT)
NNNN
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