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authorities in Taiwan.
CONFIDENTIAL
Non-Licenseable Equipment
Certain items (such as non-military vehicles, certain communications equipment in non-military mode, small coastal vessels, machine tools for weapons manufacture) may not be licenseable under the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1981.
If the PRC were to hear of the supply of such non-licenseable equipment to the Taiwan armed forces they could protest. If HMG is approached by firms proposing to supply such equipment or otherwise hears of such supply, the firms should be told of the potential consequences and asked to avoid publicity.
It is not out of the question that the Chinese would still react strongly to any major deal. We would need to make
that we had no
to prevent non-licenseable exports.
clear
FAR
EASTERN DEPARTMENT
27 FEBRUARY 1992
HD 2AHO
ONEIXENILAL