Telegram from Ambassador Walter Gifford to Secretary of State Dean Acheson

pl INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State ACTION COPY237 DEPARTMENT OF 6-1 TELEGRAPH BRANCH SECRET ACCION noted JFM Control.9518094 Rec'd: 15 FROM: London June 14, 19504 7:38 p.m. Into SS TO: Secretary of State EDT EDS Jenn G NO: 6585, June 14, 8 p.m. DECLASSIFIED L EUR Fille 12065, Sec. 3-402 FE State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979 UNA SENT DEPT 6585, REPEATED INFO PARIS 2714 By NLT- He OLI NARS, 10-29-21 CIA EXCON DCL MD Fol info re cabinet decisions mentioned EMBTEL 6532, June DCR 13, rptd Paris 2694 obtained from FONOFF: the 1. UK and all (rpt all) colonies will embargo all items on ILs I and II plus approx 50 other items. List of extra items includes rubber and number of gen categories. Copy this list not (rpt not) yet available but, when taken in conjunction ILs I and II, understood cover all power driven 6/14/37 metal working machine tools, road construction equipment and all items transportation equipment, plus important range NCB other items. can will impose licensing control over all (rpt all) ex- to China and Hong Kong. Items under UN embargo will got not) be exported to Hong Kong except on certificate Home Kong authorities that will be used in Hong Kong. Governor of Hong Kong will be "asked" to place licensing contro over all (rpt all) exports to China and it is ex- pected that he will do so. 3. Deferred decision on requiring licenses for shipments in transit pending consultation Commonwealth and colonial govt. 4. Also deferred decision re prohibition on carriage in Brit ships of embargo items and decided not (rpt not) take unilateral action in this connection. FONOFF states deci- sion indicates consideration will be given this step if multilateral proposal made in AMC. Re control over shipments to destinations such as Macao where transhipment might occur, FONOFF states Brit will depend upon careful end-use checks rather than imposition controls similar to those being placed on shipment to HongEKong 9. UK del COCOM will discuss Brit Govt decisions outlined above 51 and take initiative in urging other countries take similar action. FONOFF regards Brit Govt interpretation as generous MANENT one which may go further than required by actual test of res REPRODUCTION CORD COPY This copy must be returned to DC/R central files with notation of action keniew MESSAGE IS