TNAG-2131-FCO40-3046-Hong-Kong-and-the-ivory-trade-1990 — Page 47

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FM FCO

TO DESKBY 280500OZ NAIROBI

TELNO 138

OF 27140OZ MARCH 90

UNCLASSIFIED

Endo+

Hks 15/1

RECEIVED

3 0 MAR 1990

127516 MDHOAN 5914

POACHING OF ELEPHANTS

1. TONY BANKS MP HAS ASKED TWO PRIORITY WRITTEN QUESTIONS ABOUT POACHING OF ELEPHANTS IN KENYA AND CONTACTS WITH DR LEAKEY. TEXTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

QUOTE TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE WHAT CONTACT HIS DEPARTMENT HAS HAD IN RECENT WEEKS WITH DR RICHARD LEAKEY, DIRECTOR OF THE KENYAN WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: AND IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT

UNQUOTE

QUOTE TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE WHAT INFORMATION HE HAS REGARDING THE LEVEL OF ELEPHANT POACHING IN KENYA FOLLOWING THE DECISION TO ENTER A RESERVATION ON BEHALF OF HONG KONG IVORY UNQUOTE

GRATEFUL FOR ADVICE BY 28090OZ. NEITHER MAED NOR EAD HAVE HAD ANY CONTACT WITH OR LEAKEY.

2.

HURD

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

24

MINIMAL

MAED

NNNN

DISTRIBUTION

24

EAD

HKD

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