No. 861                                        Geneva, 18 May 1995


CONCERNING:


                 Meeting of the Animals Committee


1.The  Secretariat has the honour to inform the Parties  that  the
  Animals  Committee  will meet in Antigua  Guatemala,  Guatemala,
  from 11 to 14 September 1995.

  Antigua  Guatemala  is 45 to 50 minutes from  the  international
  airport  of  Guatemala City. The Secretariat  will  provide  all
  necessary  information  relating  to  transportation  from   the
  airport to Antigua at a later stage.

2.The Parties* that wish to receive information on the main topics
  that  will be dealt with in the said meeting should contact  the
  Chairman of the Animals Committee at the following address:

      Mr R.W.G. Jenkins
      Australian Nature Conservation Agency (ANCA)
      P.O. Box 636
      CANBERRA, ACT 2601
      Australia
      Telephone: (6162) 500392
      Telefax: (6162) 500243

     *The  Parties  that  wish to include specific  items  on  the
     Agenda of the meeting must send their request to the Chairman
     of the Committee before 31 July 1995.

3.Non-Party  states  and  non-governmental observer  organizations
  that  wish to participate in the said meeting are reminded  that
  they  need  to  receive prior approval of the  Chairman  of  the
  Committee and that they will have to pay a registration  fee  of
  USD  80.  The  payment  may  be made either  by  cheque  to  the
  Secretariat or to the Chairman of the Animals Committee,  before
  the start of the meeting.

4.The  Management Authority of Guatemala has negociated a  special
  hotel  rate  of USD 87/ person/day for the participants  in  the
  meeting with the

      Hotel Antigua
      8a. Calle Poniente No. 1
      Antigua Guatemala
      Guatemala
      Telephone: (5022) 320331; 320288
      Telefax: (5022) 320807
  This  price includes accommodation (single room with  bath)  and
  three  meals  (breakfast,  lunch and dinner),  as  well  as  the
  refreshments served at breaks during the whole duration  of  the
  meeting.

5.The meeting will take place in the conference room of the above-
  mentioned hotel.

6.The  participants  should  inform the Chairman  of  the  Animals
  Committee of their intention to participate in the meeting,  and
  book  their rooms direct with the hotel, mentioning the "Reuni¢n
  Comit‚ de Fauna + CONAP (Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas)".

7.Information concerning visas will be provided at a later stage.

8.Due  to  the  fact that neither the Secretariat nor the  Animals
  Committee   has   financial   means  to   provide   simultaneous
  interpretation  services in the two other working  languages  of
  the Convention, the meeting will take place in English.

  However, the representative of the Secretariat will, as  he  did
  for  previous  meetings,  act as interpreter  for  the  Spanish-
  speaking  participants who do not understand English. As  it  is
  very likely that representatives from Spanish-speaking countries
  will  attend  the  meeting, the Secretariat strongly  encourages
  bilingual participants to assist it in this difficult task.

9.The  Management Authorities are kindly requested to inform their
  respective Scientific Authorities of this Notification.