RESTRICTED
PA
HKCISI
51/1
46
121637
MDHOAN 1798
RESTRICTED
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1104
OF 23122OZ MAY 89
AND TO IMMEDIATE DAR ES SALAAM, WASHINGTON, UKREP BRUSSELS, NAIROBI INFO PRIORITY KAMPALA, CAPE TOWN, EC POSTS
643
YOUR TELNO 1652 ENOT TO ALL): ELEPHANT POACHING AND IVORY
SMUGGLING
1.
LORD CAITHNESS MADE A STATEMENT WHICH WAS ISSUED TO THE PRESS ON 23 MAY (TEXT IN MIFT). YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS INCORPORATES
THE WORDING YOU PROPOSED.
2. OTHER RECIPIENTS OF THIS TELEGRAM HAVE DISCRETION TO BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THEIR HOST GOVERNMENT, AND OF THE MEDIA LOCALLY, IF THEY SO WISH.
HOWE
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
LIMITED
MAED
HKD
NEWS
ECD (I)
ECD (E)
NAD
EAD
SAFD
INFO DEPT
85
DISTRIBUTION
87
PS
PS/MR EGGAR
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/PUS
PS/SIR J FRETWELL
MR BAYNE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
MR FAIRWEATHER
MR KERR
ADDITIONAL
2
MR GREEN,DIRECTOR,
MR HUDSON,
(RURAL AFFAIRS DOE)
PAGE
RESTRICTED
1
NNNN
(AFRICA DIVISION, ODA)