UNCLASSIFIED
196
102404 MDLIAN 4337
UNCLASSIFIED
FM NASSAU
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 102
OF 201415Z AUGUST 90
AND TO PRIORITY WASHINGTON
AND TO PRIORITY UKMIS NEW YORK
81
!
NKB 020/26
RECEIVED IN RE
2.4 AUG 1990
YOUR TELNO 168 TO ABIDJAN: IRAQ/KUWAIT: IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 661
1. THE BAHAMIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE TAKEN THE FOLLOWING ACTION
SO FAR:
(A) FREEZING OF FINANCIAL ASSETS. THE GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK WROTE ON 10 AUGUST TO ALL BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES LICENSED HERE, ASKING THEM TO EMBARGO WITHDRAWAL OR TRANSFER OF IRAQI OR KUWAITI ASSETS (MY TELNO 98)
(B) TRADE EMBARGO ON 14 AUGUST THE GOVERNMENT ISSUED A STATEMENT WHICH SAID, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE BAHAMAS HAD AGREED TO DO ALL IN ITS POWER TO BLOCK THE IMPORTATION OF ALL COMMODITIES FROM IRAQ AND KUWAIT AND PREVENT TRANSHIPMENT OF THEIR EXPORTS BY BAHAMIAN NATIONALS OR BAHAMIAN FLAGGED
VESSELS (MY TELNO 101)
(C) FOLLOWING (B) ABOVE, THE BAHAMAS CUSTOMS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO ENFORCE THE EMBARGO ON IMPORTS AND THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT IS REQUESTING ALL OWNERS OF BAHAMIAN FLAGGED VESSELS TO OBSERVE THE TRANSHIPMENT EMBARGO
MAYS
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
IRAQ/KUWAIT
222
LIMITED
ADDITIONAL
43
IRAQ/KUWAIT
DISTRIBUTION
265
PAGE
MED
1
(PASSED TO EMERGENCY UNIT) UNCLASSIFIED
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