RESTRICTED
RESTRICTED
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 629
OF 22140OZ MARCH 90
INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON
Akc
RECEIVED IN CISTRY 3 0 MAR 1990
173
177
114265
MDHOAN 5670
WASHINGTON TELNO 666: IVORY: EXPORTS SINCE THE RESERVATION 1. IN REPLYING TO PARA 4 OF TUR, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD OFFER SOME EXPLANATION AS TO WHY EXPORTS SINCE THE
RESERVATION HAVE BEEN SO SMALL.
2. WE UNDERSTAND THAT ONLY 340 KILOGRAMMES HAS BEEN
EXPORTED SINCE 18 JANUARY (THE 1.97 TONNES WHICH WERE NOTIFIED TO YOU AFTER 18 JANUARY HAVING BEEN EXPORTED BEFORE THEN).
THIS FIGURE IS EMBARRASSINGLY LOW, PARTICULARLY SINCE REASONS FOR OUR DECISION TO ENTER THE RESERVATION WAS TO GIVE
HONG KONG TRADERS TIME TO DISPOSE OF THEIR STOCKS IN AN ORDERLY MANNER.
HURD
YYYY
MAIN
20
MINIMAL
HKD
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
20
MAED