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> 29 July 2002 12:45

> DaveEastham

> Cc: victorwatkins; vw.libearty

> Infomation

>

>

> Here is information we got from H.P of the group which has been working

for

> sending

> elephants to Croatia.

>

> (Details)

> In 2000 they were planning to send elephants from India. However an animal

> protection group(we don't know its name) gave cause for them to

reconsider.

> In 2001 they changed their plan and re-planned to send elephants from an

> orphanage of theirs to Croatia. Because this year was the 50 th

anniversary

> of friendship between Japan and Sri Lanka.

> Mr.Otuka who was a staff of the Japanese embassy in Sri Lanka at that time

> mediated between them. Moreover Mr. Sugatani, a director of Ueno Zoo which

> belongs to the world zoo association, cooperated with them.

>

> (About moving)

> At the beginning of 2002,Kumari, a 4 year old female and Mihinji, a 4 year

> old male elephant, were planned to be presented. They weighed 1300kg and

> their height is about 2 meters.

> They are going to be shipped to India first of all, because they are too

> heavy to be flown. From India they are going to be flown to Luxembourg.

> From here they are going to be sent to Beograd by charter plane. Here

they

> are going to take a rest for 1week and then going to be moved overload to

> Croatia by truck. On August 10th they are leaving from Sri Lanka and

> around the 20th arriving at Osijek zoo. Between 22th and 28th it seems

> that the zoo will hold a welcome ceremony.

>

> (About fee)

> According to HP, the necessary fee are for

> moving ,sending a trainer and a vet about 110,000 dollars

> donation to an orphanage of elephants $B!!(B about 10,000 dollars

> meeting abroad about 1.5 million dollars about 15,000 dollars

> Total about 135,000

dollars

>

> This fee dose not include the fee to care for them after they settle down

> at the zoo.)

>

> (liaison office)

> Fundation of Croatia Suzie Representative of Japan

> Eiji Tajima

> Shiba 3884, Kawaguchi-shi Saitama-ken 333-0866 Japan

> Tel & Fax: 81-48-265-1641

> e-mail: Eijitajima

>

> The executive secretary of the " group for presenting elephants to Croatia "

> Ichiro Nishimura

> Ino 4417-1 Toride-shi, Ibaragi-ken 301-0011 Japan

> Tel & Fax 81-297-74-0790

>

> Homepage http://www.q.cds.ne.jp/audo/elephant/index.html

>

> P.S

> 1. We are sending you a copy of a letter sent by Ichiro Nishimura by

> fax.

> 2. We have sent our statement and your statement for the Prime Minister

> of

> Sri Lanka to these 2 person.

> 3. We are going to send these letters to some media and supporters of

> this group.

>

>

> Fusako Nogami

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