TNAG-2131-FCO40-3046-Hong-Kong-and-the-ivory-trade-1990 — Page 84

RESTRICTED

RESTRICTED

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 629

OF 22140OZ MARCH 90

INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON

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RECEIVED IN CISTRY 3 0 MAR 1990

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WASHINGTON TELNO 666: IVORY: EXPORTS SINCE THE RESERVATION 1. IN REPLYING TO PARA 4 OF TUR, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD OFFER SOME EXPLANATION AS TO WHY EXPORTS SINCE THE

RESERVATION HAVE BEEN SO SMALL.

2. WE UNDERSTAND THAT ONLY 340 KILOGRAMMES HAS BEEN

EXPORTED SINCE 18 JANUARY (THE 1.97 TONNES WHICH WERE NOTIFIED TO YOU AFTER 18 JANUARY HAVING BEEN EXPORTED BEFORE THEN).

THIS FIGURE IS EMBARRASSINGLY LOW, PARTICULARLY SINCE REASONS FOR OUR DECISION TO ENTER THE RESERVATION WAS TO GIVE

HONG KONG TRADERS TIME TO DISPOSE OF THEIR STOCKS IN AN ORDERLY MANNER.

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