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PRIORITY
CYPHER CAT A
GPS 140
FM FCO 141310Z JUN
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HIK14/17
(HK)
TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 593 OF 14 JUN 73.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 643: FUGITIVE OFFENDERS.
1. THE FOLLOWING EXTRACT FROM THE HOME OFFICE MEMORANDUM OF
PRACTICE, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN CIRCULATED TO THE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES,
MAY BE USEFUL.
2. QUOTE: IT IS NECESSARY FOR ANY APPLICATION FOR THE PROVISIONAL
ARREST OF A FUGITIVE OFFENDER TO CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING:
(1) A DESCRIPTION OF THE OFFENCE (1.E. WHAT IS ALLEGED, AND WHERE AND WHEN IT TOOK PLACE),
(11) A STATEMENT THAT A WARRANT IS IN EXISTENCE AGAINST THE
ACCUSED OR THAT HE IS AN ESCAPED PRISONER:
(111) A STATEMENT THAT THE OFFENCE IS BELIEVED TO BE A QUOTE
RELEVANT OFFENCE UNQUOTE WITHIN SECTION 3 OF THE ACT:
(IV) A STATEMENT THAT IT IS INTENDED TO MAKE A REQUEST FOR THE
PERSON'S RETURN UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE ACT.
DOUGLAS-HOME
FILES
HKIOD
LEGAL ADVISERS
OPA
PS/MR ROYLE
RCF.
UNQUOTE.
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MR ROSE
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