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AND TO IMMEDIATE ANGUILLA, TORTOLA, GRAND CAYMAN AND TO IMMEDIATE HAMILTON, GIBRALTAR, HONG KONG, WASHINGTON AND TO IMMEDIATE BRIDGETOWN

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YOUR TELNO 122 TO ANGUILLA: UN EMBARGO AGAINST IRAQ

1.

ALL THE RELEVANT INSTITUTIONS (BANKS, AUTHORIZED AGENTS FOR BANKS, INSURANCE COMPANIES, SHIPPING AGENTS, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE) HAVE RECEIVED LETTERS SIGNED BY ME DESCRIBING THE LEGISLATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS AND WITH APPROPRIATE COPIES

OF THE LEGISLATION ITSELF.

ALL EXCO MEMBERS HAVE ALSO BEEN FULLY INFORMED IN WRITING AND THE RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS BRIEFED.

2.

PUBLICITY IS BEING GIVEN TO THE LEGISLATION BOTH ON RADIO

AND IN THE NEWSPAPER.

3.

4.

SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN NO SPECIFIC QUERIES AND VIRTUALLY NO INTEREST. IN GENERAL THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE LEGISLATION HAVING ANY APPLICATION HERE IS THOUGHT REMOTE BY US, PARTICULARLY ON ACCOUNT OF THE SOMETIMES BYZANTINE OFFSHORE BANKING ARRANGEMENTS. I

HAVE BEEN CAREFUL TO SPELL OUT THE NEED NOT TO TAKE THIS FOR

GRANTED.

TAYLOR

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