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Telegrams: SECRETARY GIBRALTAR Telephone: 70071

Telex: 2223 ADM SEC GK

Maritime, Aviation, Environmental Department,

Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SW1A 2AH

Your reference:

Our reference: 11712

Date:

16

March 1988

MRE 26414

RECEVED 1 RECISTRY 25 MAR 1963

Dear Miss Abbott-Watt,

PETISTRY

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Please find attached two reports, prepared by Dr J C Finlayson and Dr J Cortes respectively, marked as appendices 'A' and 'B', which comment on the sections dealing with vegetation, flora, fauna etc.

2. The section on Population should be replaced by the following:-

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The civilian population in 1987 was 29,692 of whom 20,162 were Gibraltarians, 5,665 other British Subjects and 3,865 aliens.

The section on Economic status should be updated as follows:-

Yours

Gibraltar has approximately a total of 11,900 employed persons. The main areas of employment are in the government service, retail and wholesale trades, tourism, construction and ship repairing.

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In 1985 the total value of imports, including fuels, amounted to £113.2 million while exports were an estimated £48 million. Foodstuffs accounted for about 15% of imports. Exports mainly consist of re-exports of petroleum and petroleum products supplied to shipping and there is also a small but flourishing entrepôt trade.

A commercial dockyard was set up to replace the Royal Naval Dockyard which closed at the end of 1984.

sincerely Dennis T.Reyes.

D J Reyes

for Head of General Division

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