TNAG-0158-FCO40-194-Exports-to-Iraq-1969 — Page 6

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HONG KONG TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. M 404 TO BAGHDAD OF 29 NOVEMBER, 1969

CONFIDENTIAL ADDRESSED AMBASSADOR BAGHDAD TELNO M434 OF 29

NOVEMBER REPEATED F C O AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

IRAQI BAN IN IMPORTS FROM HONG KONG.

YOUR TELEGRAM OF 11 NOVEMBER AND MY TELEGRAM M276 OF 22 AUGUST.

IF YOU HAVE STILL NOT BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE LETTER

REPORTEDLY CONTAINING DETAILS OF THE BAN ON HONG KONG GOODS,

WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD NOW SUGGEST ALTERNATIVE ACTION.

ANY BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE NEW RESTRICTION WOULD ALSO BE

APPRECIATED.

FCO PLEASE PASS TO BAGHDAD AND H.K. GOVT. OFFICE.

SIR H. NORMAN WALKER

FILES

N.E.D.

F.E.D.

HONG KONG D.

LAST

RFF.

RECEIVED IN

REGISTRY No.51

1 DEC 1969

MKK 6/259/1

:

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED TO BAGHDAD ONLY]

COPY TO:

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

54, RALL MALL.

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

U.N.D. (4 COPIES)

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Towas noted please

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