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Date: 26 September 1989

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PS

PS/Mrs Chalker

PS/Mr Maude

PS/PUS

Mr Bayne o/r

Mr Gillmore

Mr Tomkys

Mr McLaren

Mr Gore-Booth

Mr Fairweather

Mr Slater (Andy)

PS/Mr Waldegrave

Mr Paul

HKD

Mr Gray CAÍD

Mr Edis EAD

Mr Dales SAID

Mr Kyles ECD (E)

ECD (I)

WAD

Mr Eaton UKREP Brussels

(by fax)

SEVENTH CONFERENCE OF PARTIES TO CITES: LAUSANNE 9-20 OCTOBER 1989

INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN AFRICAN ELEPHANT IVORY

Problem

1.

The Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Mr Trippier, has written to seek Mr Waldegrave's agreement to the line the DOE propose to take on international trade in African elephant ivory at the forthcoming CITES Conference. How should the Minister

reply?

Recommendation

I recommend that Mr Waldegrave should write to Mr Trippier: a) agreeing to support Appendix I listing for the African elephant but

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