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FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT
(241)
IVORY PQS: YOUR TELNO 2016
1. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE INFORMATION TO ENABLE US TO
ANSWER MR BANKS' QUESTION REGARDING THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN OUR ANSWERS OF 8 MAY AND 5 JUNE.
2. WE NOW PROPOSE TO GIVE THE FOLLOWING REPLY:
PURSUANT TO HOLDING ANSWER OF 28 JUNE THE REPLY TO MY RT HON FRIEND'S QUESTION OF 5 JUNE RELATED IN FACT TO THE COUNTRIES OF EXPORT OF CASES PROSECUTED IN THE SECOND HALF OF 1989 AND NOT TO SEIZURES. INDIA WAS NOT INCLUDED AS THE CASE WAS NOT HANDLED BY
THE SPECIAL TASK FORCE (BUT BY THE HONG KONG AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT), WHILST CANADA WAS OMITTED AS SEIZURE TOOK PLACE IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1989.
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION OF THE ACCURACY OF THIS
PROPOSED REPLY DESKBY 131030Z.
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