DSR 11 (Revised Sept 85)
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DRAFT: minute/letter/teleletter/despatch/note
FROM:
Mr Eggar
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Jeremy Corbyn, MP
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ELEPHANT POACHING AND IVORY SMUGGLING
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The Lord President of the Council undertook that we would
let you have our views on this issue. I fully understand
and share your concern about the conservation of the
African elephant.
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The trade in ivory is already strictly controlled.
In
common with over 90 other countries, including Hong Kong
the UK is party to the Convention of International Trade
in Endangered Species (CITES) which monitors and
regulates trade in wild animals and plants. This
Convention divides species into 3 different Appendices
depending on their conservation status. The African
elephant is on Appendix II. This means that African
ivory can only be traded if certain strict criteria have
been met.
For several reasons, we have hitherto taken the view that
a ban on trade would not be the best way to protect the
/elephant