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FROM:
DA Warren
AP / Lord Caithmen
Far Eastern Department
DATE:
29 July 1991
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CC Mr Burns (o/r)
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- 7 AUG 1901
TAIWAN: "GREY AREA" SALES: PATROL BOATS FOR MARINE POLICE
Problem
1.
Approval has been sought to export coastal patrol boats in the
100 tonne class to the Taiwan Marine Police. We previously agreed
to the manufacture of the boats under licence in the US for onward
sale to Taiwan. Should we now agree to their manufacture in the UK
and, under licence, in Taiwan?
Recommendation
2.
recommend that we should agree this application. This will be
a further liberalisation of our guidelines to facilitate exports
where the end user of the equipment is a civilian agency rather than
the Navy.
We would continue to refuse applications for exports of
boats that are clearly capable of carrying heavy armament. NPOD,
HKD, the Embassy in Peking and the Political Adviser in Hong Kong
agree.
Background
3. Mr Davies's submission of 7 February 1991
should approve
recommended that we
an application by FBM Marine Ltd to build 33 metre
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.