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FM NASSAU

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 102

OF 201415Z AUGUST 90

AND TO PRIORITY WASHINGTON

AND TO PRIORITY UKMIS NEW YORK

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RECEIVED IN RE

2.4 AUG 1990

YOUR TELNO 168 TO ABIDJAN: IRAQ/KUWAIT: IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 661

1. THE BAHAMIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE TAKEN THE FOLLOWING ACTION

SO FAR:

(A) FREEZING OF FINANCIAL ASSETS. THE GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK WROTE ON 10 AUGUST TO ALL BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES LICENSED HERE, ASKING THEM TO EMBARGO WITHDRAWAL OR TRANSFER OF IRAQI OR KUWAITI ASSETS (MY TELNO 98)

(B) TRADE EMBARGO ON 14 AUGUST THE GOVERNMENT ISSUED A STATEMENT WHICH SAID, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE BAHAMAS HAD AGREED TO DO ALL IN ITS POWER TO BLOCK THE IMPORTATION OF ALL COMMODITIES FROM IRAQ AND KUWAIT AND PREVENT TRANSHIPMENT OF THEIR EXPORTS BY BAHAMIAN NATIONALS OR BAHAMIAN FLAGGED

VESSELS (MY TELNO 101)

(C) FOLLOWING (B) ABOVE, THE BAHAMAS CUSTOMS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO ENFORCE THE EMBARGO ON IMPORTS AND THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT IS REQUESTING ALL OWNERS OF BAHAMIAN FLAGGED VESSELS TO OBSERVE THE TRANSHIPMENT EMBARGO

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