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FM FCO

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 1513

OF 101813Z AUGUST 90

AND TO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG

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HKB 020/26

VECERER

Y

14.00 1990

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052525

MDLOAN 3350

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FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQEUST OF HKD, WAS SENT TO BAGHDAD TELEGRAM NUMBER 446 OF 09194OZ AUGUST.

BEGINS:

AND TO DESKBY 10040OZ KUWAIT

AND TO DESKBY 09203OZ UKMIS NEW YORK

INFO IMMEDIATE OTHER MIDDLE EAST POSTS, EC POSTS, WASHINGTON INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, MOSCOW, ANKARA, OTTAWA, CANBERRA INFO IMMEDIATE WELLINGTON, KUALA LUMPUR, DELHI, ISLAMABAD

BAGDHAD TELNO

681: IRAQ/KUWAIT SANCTIONS: GUIDANCE TO

BRITISH COMPANIES AND BUSINESSMEN

SUMMARY

1.

MEASURES UNDER UK DOMESTIC LAW TO IMPLEMENT SCR 661 CAME INTO FORCE 00.01 9 AUGUST. A EUROPEAN COMMUNITY REGULATION COVERING ASPECTS OF THE RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED ON 8 AUGUST AND CAME INTO FORCE WITH EFFECT FROM 7 AUGUST.

DETAIL

2.

TWO MEASURES MADE BY THE DTI AS FOLLOWS:

I) AN AMENDMENT TO THE OPEN GENERAL IMPORT LICENCE TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE IMPORT BAN:

II) AN ORDER UNDER THE IMPORT, EXPORT AND CUSTOMS POWERS (DEFENCE) ACT 1939 TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE EXPORT BAN. THE EFFECT IS TO BAN THE IMPORT INTO THE UK OF ALL GOODS (INCLUDING CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS) ORIGINATING IN IRAQ OR KUWAIT EXCEPT UNDER AN INDIVIDUAL LICENCE ISSUED BY THE DTI. ANY UNUSED IMPORT LICENCES ISSUED BY THE DTI BEFORE 6 AUGUST FOR GOODS ORIGINATING IN IRAQ OR KUWAIT HAVE BEEN REVOKED. LICENCES WILL NOT NORMALLY BE ISSUED EXCEPT FOR GOODS IN TRANSIT. APPLICATIONS FOR GOODS IN TRANSIT SHOULD BE MADE TO IMPORT LICENSING BRANCH OF DTI BY 5 SEPTEMBER. THE EXPORT OF ALL GOODS

TO IRAQ OR KUWAIT WITHOUT A LICENCE IS ALSO BANNED.

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