TNAG-2131-FCO40-3046-Hong-Kong-and-the-ivory-trade-1990 — Page 85

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LETTER TO DAVID MELVILLE

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1. Thank you for showing me the draft letter to Davild

Melville.

2.

In para 2 I think we can be more forceful, since the licences were issued before the CITES ban came into force on 18 January. How about saying 'The (three) export licences to which you referred in paragraph 2 of your letter were issued before the introduction of the CITES ban on 18 January. In the event they were not used. Since 18 January ivory can only be exported from Hong Kong to countries which are not Parties to CITES or countries which are Parties but which have entered appropriate Reservations.'

3. You may find the enclosed copy of my letter to the US Embassy helpful.

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Julian Evans MAED

22 March 1990