August 02, 1990
Memorandum for Heads of All Departments and Agencies
Subject: Withholding of Assistance to Iraq
Effective immediately, you are instructed not to provide any form of assistance to Iraq, including, but not limited to, financial assistance, loan guarantees, and export licenses.
George Bush
George Bush, Memorandum on the Withholding of Assistance to Iraq Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/264970