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1990.
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WE HAVE BEEN ENTRUSTED BY HMG TO NEGOTIATE AND CONCLUDE WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES BILATERAL AGREEMENTS/ ARRANGEMENTS FOR MUTUAL JURIDICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENCES, INCLUDING THE RESTRAINT AND CONFISCATION OF THE PROCEEDS OF DRUG TRAFFICKING. IT MAY BE USEFUL TO HAVE SUCH AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN HK AND EQUADOR.
3.
AS AN INITIAL STEP WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD OBTAIN FOR US COPIES OF ALL EQUADORIAN LEGISLATION RELEVANT TO THE 1988 CONVENTION, PARTICULARLY THAT PROVIDING FOR THE TRACING, SEIZURE AND CONFISCATION OF THE PROCEEDS OF DRUG TRAFFICKING, AND FOR MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE, SO THAT WE MAY CONSIDER WHETHER THERE IS SUFFICIENT COMPATIBILITY WITH OUR OWN LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR SUCH AN AGREEMENT. IF AVAILABLE, ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL.
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WE SHOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR THE TITLE, NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE MINISTER/OFFICIAL TO WHOM ANY SUCH PROPOSAL SHOULD BE ADDRESSED (EQUADOR HAS NO MISSION IN HONG KONG).
5. FOR MOSS, UKMIS VIENNA: GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CHECK WITH UNIDCP ON AVAILABILITY OF ORIGINAL/ENGLISH VERSIONS OF LEGISLATION AND, IF POSSIBLE, PASS TO WEEKS DURING UPCOMING CND SESSION.
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