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CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 220930Z DEC 78

TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELNO.1476 OF 22 DECEMBER.

FOR TRADE RELATIONS AND EXPORTS DEPARTMENT.

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRYNO. 51.

28 DEC 1978

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1. THE JARDINE ENGINEERING CORPORATION, LTD., HAS APPLIED FOR AN EXPORT LICENCE TO COVER THE RE-EXPORT OF 5,025 LBS OF DU FONT WATER-GEL EXPLOSIVES, VALUED AT U.S DOLLARS 3,000 TO THE PEOPLE'S

REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

2. DETAILS OF THE WATER-GEL EXPLOSIVES (MONO METHYLAMINE NITRATE)

ARE AS FOLLOW:-

DESCRIPTION.

(1) POURVEX EXTRA 5' X 30 LB

(11)

DETAPRIME MISC

11) TOVEX NO.1072 D.O.T HIGH EXPLOSIVES

CLASS A EXPLOSIVE.

QUANTITY (LBS).

420

10

4,595

3. ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT, THE GOODS WERE MANUFACTURED BY

E.1.DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND CO.INC,, DELAWARE, USA AND THE

EXPLOSIVES ARE TO BE CONSIGNED TO THE CHINA NATIONAL MAKCHINERY IMPORT AND EXPORT CORPORATION, TIENTSIN, CHINA. THE GOODS ARE

SAMPLES AND ARE TO BE USED IN TESTS OF THE WATER-GEL EXPLOSIVES.

4. THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO GIVEN US A COPY OF A U.S EXPORT LICENCE

NO.A280964 DUE TO EXPIRE ON 31 DECEMBER 1979 WHICH IS CLAIMED TO

COVER THE EXPORT OF THE GOODS TO CHINA. HOWEVER, THE ONLY

DESCRIPTION ON THE LICENCE IS TECHNOLOGY ON THE MANUFACTURE

AND USE OF WATER-GEL EXPLOSIVES CONTAINING MONOMETHYLAMINE

NITRATE" AND NO QUANTITY OR VALUE OF THE GOODS IS MENTIONED.

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