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MY TELNO 480 AND PEKING SIGNAL 24063OZ TO MODUK (NOW REPEATED TO

UKMIS): IRAQ/KUWAIT: SANCTIONS VIOLATIONS

SUMMARY

1. INSTRUCTIONS TO APPROACH THE CHINESE ABOUT POTENTIAL

VIOLATIONS SANCTIONS AGAINST

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IRAQ.

2. WE UNDERSTAND FROM SENSITIVE SOURCES IN IRAQ THAT THE

FOLLOWING CHINESE COMPANIES ARE BEING APPROACHED BY IRAQ FOR SUPPLY OF INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT AND RAW MATERIALS. WE BELIEVE THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE LINKED TO IRAQ'S CHEMICAL WEAPONS CAPABILITY. 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. 3. PEKING SHOULD TAKE AN EARLY OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS INFORMATION TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES, ADDING THAT WE HOPE THEY WILL TAKE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT THE UN EMBARGO

AGAINST IRAQ IS RIGOROUSLY APPLIED.

4. UKMIS NEW YORK HAS DISCRETION TO TAKE PARALLEL ACTION WITH THE

CHINESE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE IF IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CURRENT SECURITY COUNCIL NEGOTIATIONS. IT HAS ALSO BEEN AGREED THAT NEW YORK MAY, IF APPROPRIATE, BRIEF THE OTHER PERMANENT MEMBERS IN CONFIDENCE ON THESE DEVELOPMENTS.

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