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IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 661.

1 I CALLED, WITH THE AMERICANS, ON THE PERMANENT SECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN TRADE YESTERDAY. 2. I HANDED OVER A NOTE OUTLINING THE MEASURES TAKEN BY HMG (YOUR TELNO 137 TO BELGRADE), TOGETHER WITH THE PRIME MINISTER'S STATEMENT OF 21 AUGUST IN RETRACT 033 (WHICH WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED WIDELY). THE AMERICANS HANDED OVER A COPY OF THEIR EXECUTIVE ORDERS. THE MFAFT ALSO HAVE COPIES OF INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY THE BANK OF ENGLAND, WHICH WERE PASSED TO THEM BY THE BANK OF JAMAICA.

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WE BOTH STRESSED THE NEED TO IMPLEMENT RESOLUTION 661. THE MFAFT HAD NOT YET TAKEN ANY ACTION, BUT THE FOREIGN MINISTER WAS DUE TO MEET WITH HIS SENIOR OFFICIALS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON TO REVIEW THE MATTER. ON ASSETS, THE GOVERNOR OF THE BANK OF JAMAICA, G ARTHUR BROWN, TOLD ME ON 17 AUGUST THAT JAMAICA HAD A NUMBER OF OLD LOANS FROM IRAQ, BUT THEY WOULD NOW STOP THE REPAYMENTS. THERE HAD ALSO BEEN IN THE PAST SOME LOANS FROM KUWAIT, BUT THESE HAD ALREADY BEEN PAID OFF.

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IN HAITI, THE GOVERNMENT ISSUED A STATEMENT IN EARLY AUGUST CONDEMNING THE IRAQI INVASION. AS FAR AS WE ARE AWARE, THEY HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY SPECIFIC MEASURES IMPLEMENTING THE SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION. AS WITH JAMAICA, IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THERE ARE MANY ASSETS, OR ANY TRADE.

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