TNAG-1956-FCO40-2785-Trade-of-rare-and-endangered-species-in-Hong-Kong-1989 — Page 7

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TO DESKBY 20110OZ FCO

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OF 201007Z OCTOBER 1989

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FROM UKDEL CITES

ROUND-UP 19 OCTOBER

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1 COMMITTEE RECONVENES TO REOPEN DISCUSSION ON MECHANISM FOR DOWNGRADING OF ELEPHANT POPULATIONS TO APPENDIX II OF CITES. AMENDED RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY CONSENSUS AND REFERRED TO PLENARY.

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2. COMMITTEE II RECONVENED DURING THE EVENING OF 19 OCTOBER TO DISCUSS A NUMBER OF ISSUES IN THE WORKING GROUP'S DRAFT RESOLUTION, EG QUOTAS AND MORATORIUM, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN FULLY DEBATED DURING 19 OCTOBER. AMENDED RESOLUTION WAS EVENTUALLY AGREED BY CONSENSUS AND PASSED TO PLENARY FOR APPROVAL ON 20 OCTOBER. ZIMBABWE STATED IT HAD ENTERED A RESERVATION AND SOUTH AFRICA IS REPORTED TO BE CONSIDERING ENTERING ONE.

3. COMPREHENSIVE FINAL REPORT ON IVORY DEBATE AT CITES FOLLOWS.

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