TNAG-1954-FCO40-2783-Trade-of-rare-and-endangered-species-in-Hong-Kong-1989 — Page 105

The Lord Glenarthur

Minister of State

Foreign and

Commonwealth Office

Whitehall London SWI

31 MAY

107 King George Street Greenwich

London SEIO

92

28 May

1989

HKCISI

14JUN 989

Dear Lord Glenarthur

AFRICAN ELEPHANT

R

I am concerned that the slaughter of the African elephant should be stopped. Without action

species is likely

The

the century.

placing

to be extinct by the end of

I am pleased that the Government is committed to

the African elephant in Appendix I of CITES. I have written to the Earl of Caithness at the Department of the Environment asking him to do all that is possible to convince the other

of CITES to support this Signatories

Move.

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