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RESTRICTED
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1975
OF 29140OZ SEPTEMBER 89
237
HKCISI
FOR CLARKE ESB FROM STONE HKD
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FELLON UR.
YOUR TELNO 3137 AND TELECON STONE/CLARKE: HONG KONG AND THE IVORY TRADE
1. AS EXPLAINED IN TUR, UK IS LIKELY TO SUPPORT CITES SECRETARIAT DRAFT RESOLUTION WHICH WOULD ALLOW TRADE IN EXISTING STOCKS TO CONTINUE. WE WILL LET YOU HAVE FURTHER DETAILS EARLY NEXT WEEK. 2. ON THE POINTS RAISED IN TUR, THE POSTION FOLLOWING THE EC MEETING IN JULY WAS SET OUT IN FCO TELNO 1689. IN PARA 3 WE SAID THAT WE REQUIRED FURTHER INFORMATION FROM YOU BEFORE FORMULATING OUR STANCE ON POSSIBLE EXCEPTIONS. WE DID NOT RECEIVE A REPLY TO THIS TELEGRAM BUT WERE ABLE TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THE QUESTION OF CONTROL AT THE USEFUL MEETINGS DR LEE AND MR CHEUNG HAD WITH FCO AND DOE OFFICIALS ON 30 AND 31 AUGUST. THESE CLARIFIED YOUR REGISTRATION PROCEDURES AND IDENTIFIED AN IMPORTANT POINT OF WHICH WE WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY AWARE (ALSO IN PARA 9 OF YOUR TEL 3053): THAT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EXPORTS AS WELL AS IMPORTS. HITHERTO WE HAD UNDERSTOOD THAT EXPORT DOCUMENTATION WAS PROVIDED ONLY IF REQUIRED BY THE CUSTOMER.
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