CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO DESKBY 17010OZ HONG KONG TELNO 173
OF 16170OZ JANUARY 90
INFO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG
CONFIDENTIAL
HKCII
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 17 JAN 1990
DESK OFFICER
YOUR TELNO 59: HONG KONG AND THE IVORY TRADE
25
022656
MDHOAN 1277
RECK
AGRIL
COPY
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MINISTERS HAVE AGREED TO ENTER A RESERVATION FOR 6 MONTHS ON BEHALF OF HONG KONG. THE RESERVATION WILL BE ENTERED BY HM AMBASSADOR IN BERNE AT 100OZ ON 17 JANUARY.
1.
2. NO FINAL DECISION HAS BEEN MADE ON THE TIMING OF OUR ANNOUNCEMENT. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD DELAY ANY PUBLIC STATEMENT UNTIL THE TIMING OF OUR ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN
CONFIRMED.
MIFT CONTAINS THE TEXT OF OUR PROPOSED PRESS LINE. FOR YOUR COMMENTS DESKBY 17083OZ.
3.
GRATEFUL
HURD
YYYY
MAIN
43
LIMITED
HKD
MAED
NEWS DEPT
PS
PS/MRS CHALKER
DISTRIBUTION
45
PS/MR WALDEGRAVE
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR BAYNE
MR MCLAREN
ADDITIONAL
2
MR FOLLAND, DOE, BRISTOL
DR RUNDELL, EAFD, DOE
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