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CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS NEW YORK

TELNO 493

OF 271044Z AUGUST 90

CONFIDENTIAL

INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, PEKING

REPEATED To Hk

HKB 020 / 26

12 SEP 1990

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128

125230

MDHOAN 5227

28/3

IRAQ/KUWAIT:

1.

SANCTIONS

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.

HURD

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IRAQ/KUWAIT

LIMITED

229

ADDITIONAL

44

IRAQ/KUWAIT

MAFF

(PASSED TO EMERGENCY UNIT)

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DISTRIBUTION

273

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