EXCHANGE OF NOTES
BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AMENDING THE SUPPLEMENTARY TREATY OF 25 JUNE 1985 CONCERNING THE EXTRADITION TREATY SIGNED AT LONDON ON 8 JUNE 1972
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The Secretary of State of the United States of America to the British Chargé d'Affaires ad interim at Washington
Sir:
Department of State
Washington
August 19 1986
I have the honor to refer to the Supplementary Treaty signed at Washington on June 25, 1985' concerning the Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, signed at London on June 8, 19722.
With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States to ratification, the President transmitted the Supplementary Treaty to the Senate. On July 17, the Senate approved a resolution advising and consenting to the ratification of the treaty subject to the following amendments:
(1) Amend Article 1 to read as follows:
"For the purposes of the Extradition Treaty, none of the following shall be regarded as an offense of a political character:
(a) an offense for which both Contracting Parties have the obligation pursuant to a multilateral international agreement to extradite the person sought or to submit his case to their competent authorities for decision as to prosecution;
(b) murder, voluntary manslaughter, and assault causing grievous
bodily harm;
(c) kidnapping, abduction, or serious unlawful detention,
including taking a hostage;
(d) an offense involving the use of a bomb, grenade, rocket, firearm, letter or parcel bomb, or any incendiary device if this use endangers any person; and
(e) an attempt to commit any of the foregoing offenses or participation as an accomplice of a person who commits or attempts to commit such an offense."
(2) Amend Article 2 to read as follows:
"Nothing in this Supplementary Treaty shall be interpreted as imposing the obligation to extradite if the judicial authority of the
'United States No. 2 (1985), Cmnd. 9565.
2 Treaty Series No. 16 (1977), Cmnd. 6723.
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