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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
BAGHDAD TELEGRAM UNNUMBERED TO HONG KONG
11 NOVEMBER 1969
ONFIDENTIAL
PLEASE PASS FOLLOWING TO HONG KONG.
ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG TELNO U/N OF 11 NOVEMBER
RFI TO FCO.
YOUR TELNO M373. IRAQI BAN ON IMPORTS FROM HONG KONG.
THE BAN HAS STILL NOT OFFICIALLY BEEN ANNOUNCED AND
UNOFFICIAL EFFORTS TO OBTAIN A COPY, OR PRECISE DETAILS
OF LETTER MENTIONED HAVE MET WITH NO SUCCESS. WE ARE
TRYING ALMOST DAILY TO OBTAIN THIS FROM ASST DG IMPORTS
AND EXPORTS WHO HAS PROMISED TO LOOK IT UP BUT CAN NEVER
FIND TIME. POSSIBLE HE MAY NOT REVEAL INFORMATION
WHEN HE FINDS IT.
2. WE WILL WAIT ONE MORE WEEK BEFORE SUGGESTING
ALTERNATIVE ACTION.
10
Doubt
Hong Kong will act on this. Please B.U.
further 3 weeks.
MR. BALFOUR PAUL
/REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
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