101
RESTRICTED
PERSONAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1245
OF 091825Z JUNE 89
PERSONAL FOR CLARK, ESB
YOUR TELNO 1895 AND MIPT
RESTRICTED PERSONAL
HKCISI/I
Rual J
HONG KONG AND IVORY TRADE
177233 MDHOAN 2957
Estu+PA
R
1. WE APOLOGISE FOR NOT INFORMING YOU BEFOREHAND OF OUR CHANGE IN POSITION ON IVORY TRADING. BUT BRIEFING PUT UP BY OFFICIALS FOR DOE MINISTERS (AND COPIED TO US) PROPOSED THAT WE WOULD SUPPORT AN IMMEDIATE BAN ON TRADE IN NEW IVORY ONLY. WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT WAS ONLY A LAST MINUTE DECISION BY DOE MINISTERS, WHO FEARED BEING UPSTAGED BY OTHER PARTNERS, THAT LED THEM TO EXTEND THE SCOPE OF THE BAN TO INCLUDE WORKED IVORY.
13/0
HOWE
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
33
LIMITED
MAED
HKD
NEWS DEPT
MR BAYNE
N N N N
DISTRIBUTION
33
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
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