TNAG-2027-FCO40-2889-Hong-Kong-freezing-of-Kuwaiti-and-Iraqi-assets-1990 — Page 4

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MDLIAN 2659

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FM NASSAU

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 98

OF 13172OZ AUGUST 90

AND TO PRIORITY WASHINGTON

IRAQ KUWAIT CRISIS: FREEZING OF ASSETS

ние ого і 26

1990

1. THE GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE BAHAMAS ISSUED A LETTER ON 10 AUGUST TO ALL LICENSED BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES HERE IN THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

BEGINS

IN THE WAKE OF THE INVASION AND OCCUPATION OF KUWAIT BY IRAQ, IT HAS BECOME NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT ASSETS HELD BY THE NATIONALS COMPANIES, CORPORATIONS AND AUTHORITIES OF BOTH THE COUNTRIES OVERSEAS ARE KEPT OUT OF REACH OF IRAUI REGIME. THE CENTRAL BANK THEREFORE CALLS UPON ALL THE LICENSED BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES IN THIS JURISDICTION TO PLACE AN EMBARGO ON THE WITHDRAWAL OR TRANSFER OF ABOVE MENTIONED ASSETS WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

ENDS

2. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS LETTER WAS ISSUED AFTER CONTACT WITH THE BANK OF ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

3. PLEASE REPEAT FURTHER AS APPROPRIATE

MAYS

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

IRAQ/KUWAIT

LIMITED

285

ADDITIONAL

43

DISTRIBUTION

328

MED

WIAD

IRAG/KUWAIT

(PASSED TO EMERGENCY

UNIT)

PAGE

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