TNAG-2130-FCO40-3045-Hong-Kong-and-the-ivory-trade-1990 — Page 45

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RESTRICTED

FM HONG KONG

Ft.

TO DESKBY 07090OZ FCO

TELNO 840

OF 07073OZ MARCH 90

25

YOUR TELNO 511: IVORY: PQS

DE INDEX

HKC (31/1

-8 MAR 1990

034524

MDHIAN 9969

TOP COM

DIST

TO

1. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED FAX REFERRED TO IN PARA 1 OF TUR.

2. FACTS GIVEN IN PARA 1A OF OUR TELNO 716 WERE CORRECT WHEN THAT TELEGRAM WAS ISSUED. BUT THIS IS A MOVING TARGET AND WE HAVE TO RELY ON TRADERS' DECLARATIONS AND RETURNS OF SHIPPING DOCUMENTS TO ASCERTAIN THE EXACT QUANTITIES AND DESTINATIONS OF EXPORTS. SINCE ALL THIS IS AFTER THE EVENT IT WILL OFTEN BE DIFFICULT TO RECONCILE ACTUAL EXPORTS WITH LICENSED EXPORTS. IF WE ARE TO BE EXPECTED TO ANSWER SUCH DETAILED QUESTIONS IN FUTURE WE CAN ONLY GUARANTEE ACCURACY AFTER RECONCILIATION WITH CUSTOMS AND CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENTS. THIS WILL TAKE FAR LONGER THAN AT PRESENT.

3. THE ENTRY FOR THAILAND IN OUR TELNO 288 SHOULD HAVE BEEN DELETED SINCE, LIKE THE FRG SHIPMENT, THE EXPORT LICENCE APPEARS NOT TO HAVE BEEN USED.

4. AS REGARDS PARA 3 OF TUR THE 0.23 TONNES ARE IN ADDITION TO THE

4.73 TONNES AND COMPRISE WORKED IVORY EXPORTS TO -

(A) TAIWAN - 0.017 TONNES

(B) S. KOREA

WILSON

YYYY

-

0.208 TONNES

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20

MINIMAL

HKD

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