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AND BRITISH NATIONALS WORLDWIDE.

THE ORDER ALSO PROHIBITS THE USE OF UK FLAGGED SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT AND THE USE OF THOSE CHARTERED BY UK COMPANIES AND BRITISH NATIONALS FOR SUCH PURPOSES. WITHIN THE UK. THE USE OF LAND TRANSPORT VEHICLES FOR SUCH PURPOSES IS ALSO PROHIBITED.

EXPORTS UNDER EXISTING CONTRACTS ARE PROHIBITED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDER.

4.

C

SEPARATE LEGAL DIRECTIONS WERE ISSUED BY THE TREASURY ON 2

AND 4 AUGUST TO FREEZE CERTAIN IRAQI AND KUWAITI ASSETS TO

IMPLEMENTING PARA 4 OF SCR 661.

D.

A FOURTH ORDER IN COUNCIL ALSO EFFECTIVE FROM MIDNIGHT ON 8

AUGUST IMPLEMENTS THE MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITY

COUNCIL RESOLUTION 661 IN UK DEPENDENT TERRITORIES.

E. IN ADDITION. THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ADOPTED A REGULATION WITH EFFECT FROM 7 AUGUST WHICH APPLIES THROUGHOUT THE EC MEMBER STATES AND PROVIDES FOR A TOTAL BAN ON THE IMPORT OR EXPORT OF ALL COMMODITIES OR PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN OR COMING FROM IRAQ AND KUWAIT.

HURD

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

IRAQ/KUWAIT

LIMITED

280

ADDITIONAL

43

IRAQ/KUWAIT

(PASSED TO EMERGENCY UNIT)

NNNN

DISTRIBUTION

323

MED

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