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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1584
OF 28134OZ AUGUST 90
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FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF HKD,
WAS SENT TO PEKING TELNO 671 OF 242132Z AUGUST 90.
BEGINS,
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TO DESKBY 25010OZ PEKING
TELNO 671
OF 242132Z AUGUST 90
AND TO DESKBY 24213OZ UKMIS NEW YORK
INFO IMMEDIATE BAGHDAD, WASHINGTON
INFO PRIORITY PARIS, MOSCOW, UKDEL NATO
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MY TELNO 480 AND PEKING SIGNAL 24063OZ TO MODUK (NOW REPEATED TO UKMIS): IRAQ/KUWAIT: SANCTIONS VIOLATIONS
SUMMARY
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INSTRUCTIONS TO APPROACH THE CHINESE ABOUT POTENTIAL
VIOLATIONS SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ.
DETAIL
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WE UNDERSTAND FROM SENSITIVE SOURCES IN IRAQ THAT THE FOLLOWING CHINESE COMPANIES ARE BEING APPROACHED BY IRAQ FOR
SUPPLY OF INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT AND RAW MATERIALS. WE BELIEVE
THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE LINKED TO IRAQ'S CHEMICAL WEAPONS
CAPABILITY. THE COMPANIES ARE:
THE CHINA NATIONAL MACHINERY IMPORT-EXPORT CORPORATION, BEIJING THE CHINA NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPORT CORPORATION, BEIJING THE CHINA NORTH INDUSTRIES CORPORATION (NORINCO), BEIJING THE CHINA PETROLEUM CHEMICAL INTERNATIONAL COMPANY, BEIJING. 3. PEKING SHOULD TAKE AN EARLY OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS INFORMATION TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES, ADDING THAT WE HOPE THEY WILL TAKE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT THE UN EMBARGO
AGAINST IRAQ IS RIGOROUSLY APPLIED.
4. UKMIS NEW YORK HAS DISCRETION TO TAKE PARALLEL ACTION WITH THE
CHINESE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE IF IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CURRENT SECURITY COUNCIL NEGOTIATIONS. IT HAS ALSO
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