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TELNO 510
OF 06150OZ MARCH 90
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MDHOAN 4472
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-8 MAR 1990
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IVORY: PQS
1.
WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN NOTICE THAT TONY BANKS MP WILL ASK THE
SECRETARY OF STATE THE FOLLOWING THREE QUESTIONS ON IVORY REQUIRING WRITTEN REPLIES:
(A) PERSUANT TO HIS REPLY OF 2 FEBRUARY, OFFICIAL REPORT, COLUMN 405, WHAT FURTHER INFORMATION HE HAS ABOUT IVORY STOCKS CURRENTLY HELD IN HONG KONG: (A) THAT ARE NOT MARKED AND REGISTERED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH CITES REGULATIONS OR (B) WERE ILLEGALLY ACQUIRED. (B) WHAT IS THE LATEST AVAILABLE FIGURE FOR THE CURRENT STOCK OF
ELEPHANT IVORY HELD IN HONG KONG UNDER CITES REGULATIONS SEMI
COLON AND IF HE WILL INDICATE THE REASONS FOR THE CHANGES IN THE TOTALS BETWEEN: (A) THIS FIGURE, (B) THE FIGURE GIVEN IN HIS ANSWER OF 2 FEBRUARY, OFFICIAL REPORT, COLUMN 405 AND (C) THE FIGURE GIVEN IN HIS ANSWER OF 20 JULY 1989, OFFICIAL REPORT, COLUMN 334.
(C) IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT REGARDING THE PROVENANCE OF THE
116 TONNES OF IVORY IN HONG KONG THAT DOES NOT HAVE CITES DOCUMENTS SPECIFIED IN THE LETTER SENT BY THE HONG KONG AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT TO THE WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE, HONG KONG, DATED 27 FEBRUARY, A COPY OF WHICH HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO HIM.
2.
WE ARE FAXING TO CLARKE (ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH) THE
QUESTIONS AND THE RELEVANT PREVIOUS REPLIES REFERRED TO. IT WOULD CLEARLY BE USEFUL FOR US TO HAVE A COPY OF YOUR LETTER TO THE WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE REFERRED TO BY MR BANKS.
3. GRATEFUL FOR DRAFT REPLIES DESKBY 07093OZ.
4.
WE WOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR CLARIFICATION ON WHETHER THE 47 POINT 5 KILOS OF IVORY SEIZED, REFERRED TO IN ESB'S FAX OF 5 MARCH, WAS WORKED OR RAW IVORY.
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