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POACHING OF AFRICAN ELEPHANTS
YOU WILL HAVE RECEIVED FROM MAED BY FAX A COPY OF THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE INTERVIEW GIVEN BY DR RICHARD LEAKEY, DIRECTOR OF THE KENYAN WILDLIFE SERVICE, TO THE TODAY RADIO PROGRAMME ON 21 FEBRUARY.
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IN DEFENDING THE SIX MONTHS'S EXEMPTION FOR HONG KONG FROM THE IVORY TRADE BAN MINISTERS HAVE SAID THAT BECAUSE IMPORTS OF IVORY INTO HONG KONG ARE BANNED THERE SHOULD BE NO INCENTIVE FOR POACHERS. LEAKEY'S ALLEGATIONS ARE THEREFORE EXTREMELY WORRYING.
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GRATEFUL FOR ANY INFORMATION BY 221700 FROM YOU AND DAR ES SALAAM ON THE EXTENT OF POACHING IN KENYA AND TANZANIA IN THE PERIOD SINCE THE COMING INTO FORCE OF THE BAN AND THE HONG KONG EXEMPTION FROM IT ON 18 JANUARY. YOU SHOULD NOT REPEAT NOT SEEK THIS INFORMATION OFFICIALLY FROM YOUR HOST GOVERNMENT AT THIS STAGE.
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