CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY BANGKOK
TELNO 541
OF 041951Z OCTOBER 90
CONFIDENTIAL
HKB 020 126
TECEIVED IN
17 OCT 1990
AN
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INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, ACTOR, UKMIS NEW YORK
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106103
LOAN 8958
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YOUR TELNO 644 AND VIOLATIONS
AND FCO TELNO 519:
519
IRAQ/KUWAIT: SANCTIONS
1.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE THAI UNDETAKING TO INVESTIGATE THIS CASE AND WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THE OUTCOME OF THEIR
ENQUIRIES.
THE RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONS RAISED IN PARA 4 OF YOUR TUR, ARE AS FOLLOWS:
2.
A) THE KIO IS TECHNICALLY A RESIDENT OF KUWAIT AND IS THEREFORE CAUGHT BY THE TREASURY ORDERS ENFORCING THE UN EMBARGO. HOWEVER, SPECIAL PERMISSIONS ARE BEING GIVEN TO KIO WITHIN THESE ORDERS TO ENABLE IT TO FUNCTION AS NORMALLY
AS POSSIBLE.
B)
THE IRAQI EMBASSY IN LONDON IS CURRENTLY BEING GIVEN A MONTHLY CONSENT BY THE BANK OF ENGLAND TO ALLOW IT SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO MEET ITS NORMAL RUNNING EXPENSES (THIS AT PRESENT INCLUDES THE FUNDING OF STUDENTS).
HURD
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
271
MAIN
226
IRAQ/KUWAIT (UND>
MED
LIMITED
ADDITIONAL
IRAQ/KUWAIT
45
(PASSED TO EMERGENCY UNIT)
MAFF
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