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YOUR FAX W/M/301 OF 27 MARCH: IVORY
THE EARLIER FIGURE OF 670 TONNES GIVEN IN OCTOBER 1989 WAS AN ESTIMATED FIGURE OF COMMERCIAL STOCKS HELD IN HONG KONG. THE INTRODUCTION OF A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR ALL COMMERCIAL HOLDINGS
TO BE LICENSED HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO PRODUCE AN ACCURATE FIGURE OF 474 TONNES.
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OF THIS 474 TONNES, ALL OF WHICH HAS BEEN INSPECTED, 116 TONNES DID NOT HAVE SUPPORTING CITES DOCUMENTATION, AND REPRESENTED PRE- CITES IMPORTS: WE HAVE FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT THESE STOCKS WERE IMPORTED ILLEGALLY. WE ARE ENSURING, HOWEVER, THAT UNDER OUR CITES OBLIGATIONS NONE OF THESE 116 TONNES ARE ALLOWED TO BE EXPORTED COMMERCIALLY.
3 =
LATEST FIGURES ARE (IN TONNES):
AVAILABLE FOR TRADE
NOT AVAILABLE FOR
TRADE
WILSON
YYYY
WORKED IVORY
102
RAW
TOTAL
IVORY
IVORY
254
356
(2 TONNES EXPORTED SINCE 2/90)
46
70
116
148
324
472
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