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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1980
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REGARDING PETROL SALES, PROF KING SAID THAT THE OIL COMPANIES HAD INDICATED THAT METRIC PETROL SALES WOULD LIKELY TAKE PLACE VERY EARLY NEXT YEAR. IT IS ALSO EXPECTED THAT TYRE PRESSURE PUMPS WILL DISPENSE AIR IN METRIC UNITS RATHER THAN THE CUSTOMARY
IMPERIAL UNITS.
METRIC ROAD SPEED UNITS ARE ALSO UNDER DISCUSSION AND IT IS INEVITABLE THAT TAXI FARES WILL ALSO 60 METRIC.
ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN
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THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN.
DETAILS OF THE SANCTIONS ARE CONTAINED IN THE IRAN TRADING SANCTIONS) ORDER 1980 AND THE IMPORT AND EXPORT (GENERAL) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1980 PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY ISSUE OF THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE DECISION TO IMPLEMENT SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN FOLLOWED SIMILAR ACTION TAKEN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM LAST WEEK.
THE IRAN (TRADING SANCTIONS) ORDER 1980 WAS MADE IN THE UK AND AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDED TO HONG KONG. THIS ORDER PROHIBITS:
* THE MAKING OR PERFORMANCE OF A CONTRACT FOR THE SALE OR
SUPPLY OF EMBARGOED GOODS TO IRAN- AND
* THE MAKING OR PERFORMANCE OF A CONTRACT FOR THE TRANSPORT
OF GOODS (OTHER THAN PERSONAL EFFECTS OR PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT) TO IRAN.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THERE WERE THREE MAIN EXEMPTIONS LAID DOWN IN THE ORDER.
* EMBARGOED GOODS DO NOT INCLUDE FOODSTUFFS, MEDICAL
SUPPLIES, PERSONAL EFFECTS AND PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT OF PASSENGERS TRAVELLING BY AIR, SEA OR LAND-
* WHERE THE SALE OR SUPPLY OF GOODS IS MADE IN PURSUANCE
OF A CONTRACT ENTERED INTO BEFORE MAY 30, OR IN PURSUANCE OF ESTABLISHED BUSINESS LINKS-
* SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT OPERATING ON SCHEDULED SERVICES.
/IN UK