CODE 18-77
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HONG KONG IVORY:
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POSITION OF REMAINING STOCKS AFTER 1997
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1.
Wildlife Division of the DOE have sent me a copy of a letter from Isobel McCrea of Greenpeace about elephants. DOE would welcome some urgent advice from you on the last substantive paragraph of that letter ie what will happen to Hong Kong's ivory stocks after 1997 when the Chinese take over responsibility for them in the light of the continuing reservation of the PRC against the Appendix I listing of the African elephant?
2.
Is this covered by Mr Sainty's letter of13 July to Mrs Vittery of the NCC, a copy of which is also enclosed?
17 August 1990
M. Westernful.
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Mr Foxnews 1. We spoke.
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Mr. Turcons
Mr. Trans.
I trust this
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DOE / Green place
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Julian Evans ESED
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2. I have manked the letter - culy few short
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1. This is basically a question of
legally
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who the China
will remain a committed to Hong king's complianes with the
CITES Convention post 1997. The UK.
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a signatary to the Convention, although Cherien
agamit the Ceprecian elephant
listing.
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2. Grateful for your view.
Wtwem.
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