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FM NASSAU
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 107
OF 23134OZ AUGUST 90
AND TO PRIORITY ESC
REC
12 SEP 199
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FOR FCO: NOT SURE WHETHER FOLLOWING COULD BE PASSED
DIRECT TO ESC. GRATEFUL YOU ENSURE FOLLOWING IS PASSED TO THEM
FCO TELNO 171 TO ABIDJAN
IRAQ/KUWAIT EMBARGO SURVEILLANCE CENTRE
1. AS REQUESTED IN PARA 2 OF TUR, HEREWITH COPY OF NASSAU TRAFFIC POST DTG OF TUR
BEGINS
UNCLASSIFIED
FM NASSAU
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 102
OF 201415Z AUGUST 90
AND TO PRIORITY WASHINGTON
AND TO PRIORITY UKMIS NEW YORK
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
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