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4. AS REGARDS JAPAN, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE JAPANESE IVORY INDUSTRY DEPENDS ON LARGE AND GOOD QUALITY TUSKS. IT HAS BEEN A LONG STANDING PRACTICE FOR JAPANESE TRADERS TO RE-EXPORT SMALL TUSKS AND CUT PIECES/SCRAPS OF INFERIOR QUALITY OR IVORY WASTES TO HONG KONG WHICH HAS A CHEAPER LABOUR FORCE AND MORE SKILLED WORKERS TO WORK ON SUCH INFERIOR IVORY MATERIALS.

5. THERE HAVE BEEN NO/NO EXPORTS SINCE THE RESERVATION WAS ENTERED.

6. AS REGARDS THE DATA BASE SEE MIFT IN RESPONSE TO YOUR TELNO 362.

WILSON

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ΜΑΙΝ

21

LIMITED

HKD

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DISTRIBUTION

21

MAED

MR MCLAREN

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