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Mr TWATS
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15 OCT 1997
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خرج
FROM: P F Ricketts
Hong Kong Department
DATE: 14 October 1992
to Ricketts, Head of HID
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Tiivister was
grateful for this brief.
and would like to be
Kept in touch with future deve's puresto.
G.J. Dorey 20/10
cc: PS/Mr Hogg
PS/Mr Lennox-Boyd
Sir J Coles
Mr Lever
Mr Beamish
Mr Donnelly, NPDD
Mr Callan, PUSD
Mr Nixon, MED
Mr Pellew, NAD
Mr
Hẩm
PS/Mr Goodlad
As
20160
SUSPECTED DIVERSION OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO IRAN VIA HONG KONG
Summary
1. Ministers will wish to be aware of an investigation by the Hong Kong Government which has revealed the possibility that US missile parts may have been illegally diverted from China to Iran via Hong Kong possibly for several years.
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The
Governor has directed that political considerations should not affect the timing of the investigation or possible subsequent prosecution action.
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THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN
CLOSED UNDER
FOI EXEMPTION NO. 27 (2)...
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