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But Landi

YOUR FAX W/M/301 OF 27 MARCH: IVORY

THE EARLIER FIGURE OF 670 TONNES GIVEN IN OCTOBER 1989 WAS AN ESTIMATED FIGURE OF COMMERCIAL STOCKS HELD IN HONG KONG. THE INTRODUCTION OF A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR ALL COMMERCIAL HOLDINGS

TO BE LICENSED HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO PRODUCE AN ACCURATE FIGURE OF 474 TONNES.

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OF THIS 474 TONNES, ALL OF WHICH HAS BEEN INSPECTED, 116 TONNES DID NOT HAVE SUPPORTING CITES DOCUMENTATION, AND REPRESENTED PRE- CITES IMPORTS: WE HAVE FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT THESE STOCKS WERE IMPORTED ILLEGALLY. WE ARE ENSURING, HOWEVER, THAT UNDER OUR CITES OBLIGATIONS NONE OF THESE 116 TONNES ARE ALLOWED TO BE EXPORTED COMMERCIALLY.

3 =

LATEST FIGURES ARE (IN TONNES):

AVAILABLE FOR TRADE

NOT AVAILABLE FOR

TRADE

WILSON

YYYY

WORKED IVORY

102

RAW

TOTAL

IVORY

IVORY

254

356

(2 TONNES EXPORTED SINCE 2/90)

46

70

116

148

324

472

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