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FROM:
H LI Davi es
Far Eastern Department
DATE:
17 June 1992
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Mr Hum
PS/Mr Goodlad
CC:
Sir J Coles
Mr Ricketts, HKD
Mr Donnelly, NPDD
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TAIWAN: "GREY AREA" ARMS SALES: AIRFIELD DAMAGE REPAIR EQUIPMENT
PROBLEM
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1.
The Minister of State asked for a statement on Our policy on defence sales to Taiwan. An opportunity to consider this in
relation to a specific ca se has by chance occurred. We have received an application for preliminary approval for export to Taiwan of equipment for airfield damage repair.
This equipment would fall marginally outside our normal guidelines on
Taiwan.
ex ports
to
RECOMMENDATION
2.
I recommend:
(a)
(b)
that the Minister of State endorse the recently-approved guidelines; and
recognising this particular equipment as "grey area", that we should nevertheless approve this application.
COME IDENT LAL