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YOUR TELNOS 288 AND 716: IVORY: PQS

1.

WE PROVIDED HOLDING ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS COVERED BY PARAS

(A) AND (B) OF SECOND TUR. WE ARE STILL NOT CERTAIN THAT OUR PROPOSED REPLIES ARE CORRECT SO WE ARE FAXING THE TEXTS TO CLARK

ESB FOR CLEARANCE.

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WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION OF THE FACTS, IN VIEW OF THE DIFFERENCES IN BOTH TOTALS AND DESTINATIONS (FRG EXPLAINED BUT NOT THAILAND) IN THE TWO TELS UR AND THE REFERENCE TO QUOTE EXPORTS SINCE THAT DATE UNQUOTE (PARA 1A OF SECOND TUR). WE HAD UNDERSTOOD THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO EXPORTS FOLLOWING THE RESERVATION, UNTIL THE 0.23 TONNES IN PARA 1(B) OF SECOND TUR.

3. GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT THESE 0.23 TONNES ARE WORKED IVORY EXPORTED TO SOUTH KOREA AND THAIWAN (DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH

TO EACH?) IN ADDITION TO THE 4.73 TONNES ITEMISED IN YOUR

BREAKDOWN OF WORKED IVORY.

4. GRATEFUL FOR REPLY DESKBY 07090OZ SINCE WE MUST SUBMIT SUBSTANTIVE ANSWERS BY 071200Z.

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