Mr Paul
PS/Mr Maude
LETTER FROM MR JOHN PATTEN MP
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FROM: FB Holroyd
Hong Kong Department
DATE: 6 March 1990
HKC 151
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 14 MAR 1990
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1.
I submit a self-explantory draft reply.
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2.
I apologise for the delay in submitting this. A draft was ready on 2 February but I held up the reply pending a Ministerial decision on revising our standard draft. (A submission from MAED on this is at present with Private Office.) However on reflection I think this draft should be issued since it does not really touch on the main point under review: whether we need to readdress the allegation that the sale of Hong Kong ivory is encouraging further
poaching.
PJZAQD
FB Holroyd