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CONFERENCE TO HAVE EVERY PROSPECT OF SUCCESS
IV) IMPORTING COUNTRIES MUST RECOGNISE THEIR SHARE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTROLLING ILLEGAL TRADE AND PREVENTION OF
IMPORT OF ILLEGALLY ACQUIRED IVORY
V) PLEDGES BY THIRD COUNTRIES OF ASSISTANCE TO AFRICAN COUNTRIES REQUESTING HELP IN MONITORING STATE OF ELEPHANT POPULATIONS, CONSERVATION POLICIES ETC
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THIS WAS A USEFUL PAPER, WHICH RECEIVED AS MUCH SUPPORT WITHIN THE CONFERENCE AS DID PROPOSALS FOR APPENDIX I WITH NO EXEMPTIONS. COPY OF PAPER AND HOLDGATE'S STATEMENT HAVE BEEN FAXED SEPARATELY TO MAED. GRATEFUL IF MAED COULD FORWARD A COPY TO GREEN IN DOE ASAP. DISCUSSION CONTINUES IN COMMITTEE I ON 11 AND MORNING OF 12 OCTOBER BY WHICH TIME WE SHOULD HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF HOW CONFERENCE IS MOVING ON THIS QUESTION. THIS WILL LEAVE SUFFICIENT TIME FOR DELEGATION TO SEEK FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE DEBATE IN COMMITTEE
II WHICH STARTS ON 16 OCTOBER.
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5. IN COMMITTEE I LALONDE (FRANCE), SPEAKING FOR THE EC, TOOK AN INFLEXIBLE LINE, MAINTAINING THAT EC POSITION WAS APPENDIX I LISTING WITHOUT EXEMPTIONS. UK DELEGATION WILL TODAY SEEK CLARIFICATION FROM FRANCE AND COMMISSION ON AN EC LINE, SHOULD SOME FORM OF COMPROMISE RESOLUTION ALONG THE LINES OF THE HOLDGATE PLAN, BE GENERALLY ACCEPTED BY COMMITTEE I. AT A PRESS CONFERENCE LATER IN THE DAY, LALONDE SAID THAT FRANCE WOULD HOLD A CONFERENCE EARLY IN 1990 TO DISCUSS CONCRETE PROPOSALS FOR ASSISTANCE TO RANGE STATES IN THE FORM OF AID, MONITORING AND EQUIPMENT. HE ALSO SAID THAT IRRESPECTIVE OF CITES DECISIONS, FRANCE WOULD KEEP A BAN ON THE IMPORT OF IVORY.
6. IN COMMITTEE II THE FOLLOWING DECISIONS WERE REACHED:
AGREEMENT ON COMPOSITION OF BUDGET COMMITTEE
US RESOLUTION ON ALTERNATE REGIONAL MEMBERS FOR STANDING COMMITTEE ACCEPTED, AND REFERRED TO PLENARY
COMMITTEE TOOK NOTE OF WCMC SUMMARY OF NATIONAL REPORTS: WTMU REMAINS CONCERNED THAT NON/LATE/INCOMPLETE SUBMISSION OF REPORTS HAS SERIOUSLY LIMITED EFFECTIVENESS OF CONVENTION CONSENSUS THAT PROPOSAL FOR SECRETARIAT TO SELL CONFISCATED IVORY BE REJECTED. US STRONGLY AGAINST, WE SPOKE IN SUPPORT OF US UK PARTICIPATING IN REDRAFTING OF RESOLUTION ON FORMAT OF IMPORT AND EXPORT PERMITS
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