No. 911                                      Geneva, 28 March 1996


CONCERNING:


                 Meeting of the Plants Committee


1.The  Secretariat  wishes to advise all Parties that  the  Plants
  Committee  will  meet in San Jos‚, Costa Rica,  from  11  to  15
  November 1996.

2.Parties  interested in attending this meeting  or  knowing  more
  about  the  subjects for discussion are invited to  contact  the
  Plants  Officer  of the Secretariat or to contact  the  Chairman
  direct at the following address:

      Dr Jim A. Armstrong
      Department of Conservation and Land Management
      Hackett Drive
      Crawley
      PERTH, WA 6009
      Australia

      Telephone: (619) 4420307
      Telefax: (619) 3866399.

3.Observers  may participate in this meeting at the invitation  of
  the Chairman.

4.The  host  country  has kindly offered to provide,  simultaneous
  interpretation English-Spanish for the duration of the meeting.