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KUWAIT/IRAQ: UNSCR 674
1. WE HAVE RECEIVED A DIPLOMATIC NOTE FROM THE KUWAITI EMBASSY DATED 13 DEC 90, A TRANSLATION OF WHICH READ AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINS
(THE EMBASSY) WISHES TO POINT OUT THAT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNSCR 674 OF 29 OCTOBER 1990, WHICH HOLDS THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES OPERATING IN KUWAIT, WHO WERE EXPOSED TO DAMAGE AND LOSS, THE EMBASSY OF KUWAIT REQUESTS THAT ALL MISSIONS PRODUCE A LIST OF LOSSES INCURRED BY ITS CITIZENS AND COMPANIES WHO WERE WORKING IN KUWAIT UP TO 1 AUGUST 1990, WHOSE INTEGRITY WAS EXPOSED TO DAMAGE, AND TO INFORM THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATION OF SUCH ESTIMATES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 8 AND 9 OF UNSCR 674.
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2. ACTION ALREADY IN HAND IN THE UK (PRESS ADVERTISEMENTS ETC.) PRESUMABLY DEEMED SUFFICIENT, THOUGH THERE MAY BE ELIGIBLE CLAIMANTS IN GULF COUNTRIES UNAWARE OF THE PROCEDURES. FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO RESPOND.
SHEPHERD
GRATEFUL
AL@R
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