TNAG-2130-FCO40-3045-Hong-Kong-and-the-ivory-trade-1990 — Page 46

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FM HONG KONG

TO DESKBY 07093OZ FCO TELNO 839

OF 07073OZ MARCH 90

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DES

INDEX

нас Mkc 151/1

-8 MAR 1990

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MDHIAN 9974

YOUR TELNO 510: IVORY : PQS

0.

1 YOU MAY LIKE TO REPLY ON THE BASIS OF THE FOLLOWING:

(A) (A) (I) ALL IVORY HELD IN HONG KONG TO WHICH THE CITES GUIDELINES (THERE ARE NO REGULATIONS) APPLY IS MARKED, AS FAR AS WE ARE AWARE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITES IVORY CONTROL PROCEDURES. ALL TUSKS AND

LARGE CUT PIECES OF RAW IVORY ARE SIMILARLY MARKED FOR CONTROL PURPOSES EVEN THOUGH CITES PROCEDURES DO NOT APPLY: THIS COVERS THE POSITION IN RESPECT OF, FOR EXAMPLE, PRE-CONVENTION STOCK.

(A) (B) WE HAVE NO EVIDENCE THAT ANY STOCKS IN HONG KONG HAVE BEEN

ACQUIRED IN CONTRAVENTION OF OUR LEGISLATION.

(B) THE LATEST FIGURE OF IVORY STOCK (TO THE NEAREST TONNE) WE HAVE IS:

(I) AVAILABLE FOR TRADE

(II) NOT AVAILABLE FOR TRADE

WORKED

102

46

RAW

TOTAL

254

356

70

116

THESE FIGURES VARY FROM THOSE GIVEN ON 2 FEBRUARY BECAUSE OF EXPORTS SINCE OF 1.97 TONNES OF IVORY.

THEY ARE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE GIVEN ON 20 JULY BECAUSE OF TRADE SINCE JULY TOGETHER WITH THE REASONS EXPLAINED IN PARA 4 OF OUR

TELNO 317. WE PRESUME THE 20 JULY ANSWER WAS GIVEN ON THE BASIS OF

OUR TELNO 2416 (1989).

(C) AS TO THE PROVENANCE OF THE IVORY WITHOUT CITES DOCUMENTATION

THIS IS COVERED BY PARA 4 OF OUR TELNO 288.

2. WE ARE FAXING A COPY OF THE LETTER TO WWF TO HOLROYDE HKD.

3. THE IVORY SEIZURES REFERRED TO IN ESB'S FAX OF 5 MARCH WERE ALL OF WORKED IVORY.

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