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R. S. HALLMARK, LL.B
dins P. D. T. SOPER
G. J. HADEN, LL.B.
D. J. 8. HALLMARK
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30th June, 1978
The Rt. Hon. Barbara Castle, M.P.,
The House of Commons,
London SW1 AOAA
Dear Mrs. Castle,
I have today heard from Mr. Lyman, Bangkok, to the effect that a third Petition for bail was considered by the Court of Appeal on the 21st June, 1978. The amount offered was 800,000 Baht, whion is the equivalent of £20,000. Apparently this sum was offered as being available by Dr. Haas. I am not the least bit surprised that bail was refused and I told the representative of Dr. Haas that in my opinion bail applications would be unsuccessful last March.
The question of the Thai Police authorities requesting the extradition from Hong Kong of Hong Kong subjects to stand trial in Thailand in respect of alleged offences will be subject to any Treaty between Thailand and the U. K. We know from what the Foreign Secretary told us that there has been no application for Extradition by the Thai authorities. Wo were further informed that should any such extradition roquest be recoivod it would be promptly considered. I understand that there is an Extradition Act in force in Thailand which was enacted in Thailand in 1929. I am not familiar with the present status of any Extradition Treaty between the Government of the U. K. and the Government of Thailand. In any event I would ex- pect legal representatives of the Hong Kong citizens to resist any extradition proceedings at a Hong Kong subject to a foreign court such as Thailand. International practise on matters of extradition in the absence of express Treaty to the contrary is that no nation nurrenders its own subjeota to a foreign country to stand trial for offences allogodly committod in that foreign country. I am not aware of any Treaty between the U. K. and Thailand which would permit the surr ender of the Hong Kong Chinese notwithstanding the willingness of the British Government to co-operate with the Thai authorities in this matter.
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