1. The Secretariat hereby transmits, to Parties only, the Annual Reports of the Secretariat for 1997 and 1998, in English only. The Spanish and the French versions will be sent when they are available.

2. The Annual Report of the Secretariat for 1999 will be presented to the Conference of the Parties at its 11th meeting, in Gigiri (refer to document Doc. 11.9.1).

3. The Secretariat is also sending herewith, to Parties only, the Proceedings of the 15th meeting of the CITES Animals Committee, which is currently available in English only. The Spanish and the French versions will be sent when they are available.