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ROUTINE HONG KONG
CONFIDENTIAL
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
ONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. M276 TO BAGHDAD 22 AUGUST 1969
CONFIDENTIAL
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ADDRESSED BAGHDAD TELEGRAM M276 OF 22 AUGUST RFI FCO.
YOUR LETTER (C.S.) OF 22 JULY: IRAQI BAN IN IMPORTS FROM HONG
KONG.
AS THE NEW BAN HAS NOT OFFICIALLY BEEN PUBLISHED, THIS IS THE FIRST
INDICATION I HAVE HAD ABOUT IT. IT APPEARS THAT IRAQ IS ENFORCING
THE BAN STRICTLY AS THERE WERE NO EXPORTS AT ALL FROM HONG KONG
TO IRAQ IN JUNE 1969.
2. IN ORDER THAT I CAN CONSIDER HONG KONG'S POSSIBLE REACTIONS TO
THIS NEW BAN, I SHOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SENDING ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE A COPY OF THE LETTER (REPORTEDLY CONTAINING DETAILS ABOUT THE BAN) WRITTEN BY THE MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND ADDRESSED TO THE
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. I SHOULD ALSO APPRECIATE
WHATEVER BACKGROUND INFORMATION YOU MAY HAVE ON THE NEW RESTRICTION,
AS WELL AS YOUR VIEWS ON THE BEST WAY TO APPROACH THE IRAQ GOVERN-
MENT (1.E. FORMALLY OR INFORMALLY) IF I CONSIDER THAT AN APPROACH IS
INDICATED IN DUE COURSE.
FCO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE TO BAGHDAD.
SIR D. TRENCH
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
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REGISTRY No. 51
25 AUG 1969
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