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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

London SW1A 2AH

Telephone 01-

Ivory

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26/11

J Illman Esq HM Consul General MARSEILLES

Dear Gred Goal

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HONG KONG AND THE IVORY TRADE

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Your reference

Our reference

Date

23 November 1990

Mhac 151

151/1

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Hong Kong Department have passed on to us a copy of your letter of 12 'November to Rosalind Marsden about a letter from the Green Party in Marseilles.

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I enclose a copy of our standard letter to those writing in complaining about the UK's decision last January to exempt Hong Kong from the world trade ban in ivory and a background note (for your information only) on the African elephant and ivory. The Green Party are several months behind the times!

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Mr Furness HKD

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Ilian Evans

Julian Evans

Environment, Science and Energy Department