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YOUR TELNO 247: HONG NG
TRADE: PQ
IN FRAMING YOUR REPLIES, 'YOU MAY CARE TO DRAW ON THE FOLLOWING:-
(A) NONE
(B) BEFORE THE SIX MONTH RESERVATION WAS ANNOUNCED REPRESENTATIVES OF BOTH IVORY TRADERS AND WORKERS URGED US TO SEEK EITHER AN INDEFINITE RESERVATION OR A RESERVATION VALID UNTIL THE NEXT CITES CONFERENCE IN EARLY 1992. SINCE THE SIX MONTH RESERVATION WAS ANNOUNCED WE HAVE RECEIVED NO REPRESENTATIONS, THOUGH PRESS REPORTS PRIOR TO THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS SUGGESTED THAT SUCH REPRESENTATIONS WERE LIKELY TO BE MADE SHORTLY.
(C) BY QUOTE SHIPMENT RECORDS UNQUOTE WE PRESUME MR BANKS MEANS THE EXPORT LICENCES RATHER THAN BILLS OF LADING ETC. IF SO, THE ANSWER IS QUOTE NO UNQUOTE. BILLS OF LADING ARE, OF COURSE, PRIVATE PROPERTY AND WE HAVE NO POWERS TO OPEN THEM FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. AS REGARDS EXPORT LICENCES WE REGARD THEM AS PRIVATE DOCUMENTS RESTRICTED TO THE CITES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY ON THE ONE HAND AND
THE TRADER ON THE OTHER.
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