has the honour to propose on behalf of the Government of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands that with immediate effect:
a) requests by the Government of the Kingdom of the Nether-
lands for the extradition under the 1898 Treaty of persons
found in Hong Kong shall be conveyed by the Representation
of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Hong Kong to the com-
petent authorities of Hong Kong,
and
b) requests by the Government of Hong Kong for the extradi-
tion under the 1898 Treaty of persons found in the Kingdom of
the Netherlands shall be addressed to the competent authorities
of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and presented to the Repre-
sentation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Hong Kong.
If the foregoing is acceptable to the Government of the United
Kingdom, the Ministry has the honour to suggest, on behalf of
the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, that the
present note and the Embassy's reply to that effect shall consti-
tute an agreement between our two Governments.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs avails itself of this opportunity
to renew to Her Britannic Majesty's Embassy the assurances of
its highest consideration.
To Her Britannic Majesty's Embassy.
The Hague, 20 August 1991
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