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TO IMMEDIATE ANGUILLA
TELNO 105
OF 011538Z NOVEMBER 93
AND TO IMMEDIATE HAMILTON, TORTOLA, GRAND CAYMAN, STANLEY
AND TO IMMEDIATE GIBRALTAR, HONG KONG, MONTSERRAT
AND TO IMMEDIATE ST HELENA, GRAND TURK
INFO ROUTINE WELLINGTON, BDDC BRIDGETOWN
INFO ROUTINE BRIDGETOWN SECRETARIAT
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020521
MDHOAN 0337
je 031/5.
BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE CONVENTIONS: TERRITORIAL SCOPE OF
THE UK RATIFICATION
Summary
1. The UK aims to ratify the Biodiversity and Climate Change Conventions by the end of 1993. It is necessary now to have a decision on the Dependent Territories (DTs) inclusion in the UK's ratification. Reply required by 15 November 1993.
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2. On 9 July Roger Bone wrote to you about a number of environmental issues. Several of you have expressed the desire for more information particularly about the Climate Change Convention. ESED have provided, in their letter of 25 October, further information on the compilation of inventories necessary for the Climate Change Convention.
3. The UK aims to ratify the Climate Change and Biodivesity Conventions before the end of 1993. We need to know whether the UK's ratification should be extended to you. As far as our records show the current position is:-
Dependent Territory
Anguilla
Climate Change Convention
Interim reply received. Awaiting further
reply.
Biodiversity Convention
No reply as yet.
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