TNAG-0935-FCO40-1154-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-Iran-1980 — Page 71

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 342 OF 15 MAY

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG.

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YOUR TELNO.233 AND HONG KONG TELNO.635 TO YOU:

SANCTIONS AGAINST TRAN.

1. WE SHALL SPEAK AS INSTRUCTED ON 16 MAY, BEFORE DOING SO

WE SHALL NEED TO KNOW IN REPECT OF PRECISELY WHICH IMPORTS AND

EXPORTS TO AND FROM IRAN THE GOVERNOR WILL BE EXERCISING HIS

POWERS TO PROHIBIT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE GUIDELINES FOR THIS.

WILL BE THE 10 JANUARY UN RESOLUTION VETOED BY THE SOVIET UNION,

BUT HAVE NO TEXT FOR THIS.

2. IF THE GOVERNOR MAINTAINS ANY POWERS OF DISCRETION WE SHALL

NEED TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN PRECISELY HOW THIS IS LIKELY TO AFFECT

CHINESE RE-EXPORTS OR IMPORTS THROUGH HONG KONG. HOWEVER

INSIGNIFICANT HONG KONG'S ENTREPOT TRADE DETWEEN CHINA AND IRAN,

THIS MOVE MAY NOT BE WELL RECEIVED BY THE CHINESE AND WE SHALL

NEED TO BE READY WITH FULL INFORMATION,

3 GRATEFUL FOR CLARIFICATION DESKBY 1602082.

ZCRADOCK

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