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IRAQ/KUWAIT:

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1. PLEASE TELL YOUR CHINESE COLLEAGUE THAT WE HAVE SOME CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT APPROACHES MADE BY IRAQ TO CHINESE COMPANIES. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT THE REQUESTS FOR SUPPLY OF INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT AND RAW MATERIALS MAY BE LINKED TO IRAQ'S CW CAPABILITY. YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO BRIEF HIM PRIVATELY SO THAT THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES CAN TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PREVENT A BREACH OF THE EMBARGO.

2. THE COMPANIES ARE:

THE CHINA NATIONAL MACHINERY IMPORT-EXPORT CORPORATION, BEIJING: THE CHINA NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPORT CORPORATION, BEIJING: THE CHINA NORTH INDUSTRIES CORPORATION (NORINCO), BEIJING: THE CHINA PETROLEUM CHEMICAL INTERNATIONAL COMPANY, BEIJING.

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