TNAG-1956-FCO40-2785-Trade-of-rare-and-endangered-species-in-Hong-Kong-1989 — Page 79

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TO DESKBY 11170OZ UKMIS GENEVA

TELNO 250

OF 11145OZ OCTOBER 89

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044507 MDHOAN 5211

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YOUR TELNO 617: CITES CONFERENCE

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FOLLOWING FOR UK DELEGATION

POINTS TO MAKE IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF TUR AGREED WITH AMENDMENTS TO THIRD POINTS AS FOLLOWS:

'UK RECOGNISES THAT THERE ARE THOSE WHO WISH TO MAKE CASES FOR EXEMPTIONS FROM APPENDIX I LISTINGS. WE SHALL LISTEN TO ALL SUCH PROPOSALS AND WILL RESPOND IN A MANNER WHICH SEEMS TO US TO BEST ENSURE THE FUTURE SECURITY OF THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT'.

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SAFD

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NEWS

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MR GREEN, DRA/DOE

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PS/MR WALDEGRAVE

MR BAYNE

MR TOMKYS

MR GILLMORE

MR SLATER

MR FAIRWEATHER

MR MCLAREN

MR BUNCE, DOE, BRISTOL

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