TNAG-2129-FCO40-3044-Hong-Kong-and-the-ivory-trade-1990 — Page 5

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YOUR TELNO 317: IVORY: EXPORTS SINCE RESERVATION: SUPPLEMENTAIRES

1. THE AMOUNT OF IVORY EXPORTED SINCE THE RESERVATION WAS ENTERED

IS STILL NIL.

2. WE HAVE MINOR COMMENTS ON THE SUPPLEMENTAIRES AS FOLLOWS:

(A) WE THINK THE DATE IN YOUR SECOND SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER IN SECTION I OF FAX SHOULD BE JULY 1978:

No:286/78

(B) PRESSURE FOR THE RESERVATION COME FROM THE FIRST TWO ORGANISATIONS NAMED IN YOU THIRD SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER IN SECTION I AND FROM INDIVIDUAL LEGCO MEMBERS (RATHER FROM THE COUNCIL ITSELF). WE SUGGEST YOU ADD QUOTE MEMBERS OF UNQUOTE BEFORE QUOTE THE HK LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL UNQUOTE:

(C) WE NOW UNDERSTAND THAT LICENSED COMMERCIAL STOCKS ARE HELD BY

BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES (I.E. NOT ALL ARE NECESSARILY FORMALLY REGISTERED AS COMPANIES). THE REFERENCE TO QUOTE 880 COMPANIES UNQUOTE IN YOUR FOURTH SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER IN SECTION I MIGHT BETTER BE REPLACED BY QUOTE MANY HUNDREDS OF COMPANIES, SHOPS AND FACTORIES UNQUOTE.

(D) THE REFERENCE IN THE NINTH SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER IN SECTION III SHOULD BE TO CITES PARTIES WHICH HAVE QUOTE ENTERED APPROPRIATE RESERVATIONS UNQUOTE RATHER THAN QUOTE NOT IMPLEMENTED THE BAN UNQUOTE.

WILSON

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