TNAG-1912-FCO40-2716-Financial-assistance-from-the-UK-Government-to-Vietnamese-re-1989 — Page 41

The Principal

Gold & Foreign Exchange Office

Bank of England

Threadneedle Street

LONDON

EC2R 8AH

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

London SW1A 2AH

6 December 1989

parde

HKB 243/1

Dear Charles.

SPOT RATE PURCHASE OF US DOLLARS

Following our telephone conversation this morning, I should now be grateful if you could make the necessary arrangements to buy at 'spot rate' the sum of US Dollars 36,600 (thirty six thousand and six hundred United States Dollars) on the FCO's behalf and transfer them to the Midland Bank in London, value date 7th December 1989. The bank account details are as follows:

BANK:

ADDRESS:

ACCOUNT NO:

Midland Bank Plc

24 Martin Lane LONDON EC4R 0A8

35100922

IN FAVOUR OF: Bank for Foreign

Trade of Vietnam

Any charges abroad are not to be borne by the beneficiary. Please debit the Paymaster General with the cost of this transfer.

It is understood that the Bank of England are not to be held responsible for any loss incurred either by delay in the transfer of funds, or for errors in transmission.

It might be useful in processing this transaction to quote

the account number of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare at the Foreign Trade Bank in Hanoi : 37-110-305.

/You

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