TNAG-1955-FCO40-2784-Trade-of-rare-and-endangered-species-in-Hong-Kong-1989 — Page 68

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LSR 11 (Revised Sept 85)

DRAFT: minute/letter/teleletter/despatch/note

FROM:

Lord Glenarthur

DEPARTMENT:

BUILDING:

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

TO:

The Earl of Caithness

Top Secret

Secret

Confidential

Restricted

Unclassified

SUBJECT:

PRIVACY MARKING

CAVEAT

In Confidence

TEL. NO:

ROOM NO:

AFRICAN ELEPHANT AND THE IVORY TRADE

TYPE: Draft/Final 1 +

Reference

B77ACX/YR

Your Reference

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You will be aware that the recent announcement of the

UK ban on imports of ivory and our intention to support

the upgrading of the African Elephant to Appendix 1 of

the Convention have not been welcomed in some quarters,

of the thers Kong

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مدار

Hong Kong has a considerable stock of raw ivory which was originally imported from the EC to be reworked in

Hong Kong and to be re-exported to the EC (100 metric

tonnes and valued at US $18 million).

Hong Kong assure

us that proof of origin can generally be established

respect of these stocks

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