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YOUR TELNO 247 : IRAQ/KUWAIT : KUWAITI EXILES.
1. WE HAVE CONSULTED THE BANK OF ENGLAND. THE BANK WOULD BE WILLING TO TREAT SYMPATHETICALLY REQUESTS FOR REASONABLE LIVING EXPENSES TO BE DRAWN FROM KUWAITI ACCOUNTS HELD IN THE UK IF THE KUWAITIS CONCERNED CAN SATISFY THE BANK THAT THEY HAVE NO OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM.
2. IF, HOWEVER, THE KUWAITI EXILES DO NOT INTEND TO RETURN TO KUWAIT UNTIL THE PRESENT SITUATION IS RESOLVED, AND ARE PREPARED TO MAKE A STATEMENT TO THAT EFFECT, THE BANK WOULD BE WILLING TO CONSIDER UNFREEZING THE RELEVANT KUWAITI ACCOUNTS IN THE UK.
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