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ANYHOW, SUCH MOVES TIGHT HELL TO PONTESENTED AS A FORM OF BISIDER EXTRADITION WHET VALLYCIA IS UNABLE, THROWCH LACK OF PREPARATION OF WILL, TO FEQUEST EXTRADITION.
3. WE WOULD PRESENTLY PREFER IN ANY CASE TO PROCEED WITH OUR APPLICATION FOR EXTRADITION. WE ARE MOW PROCEEDING WELL IN MALAYSIA. THE CHIEF JUSTICE MADE AN ORDER ON 16 DECEMBER THAT 44 WITHESSES SHOULD ATTEND BEFORE THE COURT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON OATH AND PRODUCE DOCUMENTS (PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR FIRST TUR REFERS) AMD PRODUCE DOCUMENTS (PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR FIRST TUR REFERS) AND ALTHOUGH SHAMSUDDIN MOVED TO SET ASIDE THIS ORDER BEFORE A DIFFERENT JUDGE TODAY THE APPLICATION FAILED. THE RESULT IS THAT THE COURT WILL BEGIN THE EXERCISE OF OBTAINING THIS VITAL EVIDENCE ON 9 JANUARY 1986. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF APPEAL BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS
COULD NOT BE HEARD FOR ANOTHER MONTH. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE LEGAL UNCERTAINTIES ON THE QUESTION OF JURISDICTION, WE ARE "HEARTENED, BY. THE SUPPORTIVE ATTITUDE OF THE PALAYSIAM JUDICIARY SO FAR, IN
LONDON, IT IS LIKELY THAT WE SHALL NOT NEED TO PROCEED WITH THE PRESENTATION OF OUR EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF EXTRADITION, UNTIL THE MIDDLE CE MARCH. MOREOVER, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT OSMAN AND SHAKSUDDIN MAY BE WILLING TO RETURN TO HONG KONG VOLUNTARILY. WE ARE PRESENTLY CONSIDERING WHETHER SATISFACTORY
TERMS COULD BE AGREED.
4. ACCORDINGLY, THOMAS WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A TELEPHONE CALL TO ABU TALIF TOMORROW, 21 DECEMBER, TO SHOW LACK OF INTEREST
I THE PROPOSAL, ALTHOUGH HE WOULD NOT GIVE HIM ALL THE REASONS SET OUT ABOVE. HE WOULD MERELY INDICATE THAT WE SEEM TO BE ON COURSE FOP A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION FOP EXTRADITION IN THE UK AND THAT THERE APPEL TO PE A NUMBER OF PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY OF TALIB'S SUGGESTION. ·
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2. HE UNDERSTAND THAT TALIS INTENDS TO VISIT LONDON ON 22' OR 24 DECEMBER AND IT IS FOSSIPLE THAT HE WILL TAKE SOME EXQUIPIES OF THE HOME OFFICE OR THE ATTORNEY CENEPAL ALONG THE SAME LINES. GIVEN THE PRESSURES THAT TALIK MUFT SE. UNDE? AT HOME, IT SHOULD HOT DE ASSUMER THAT HE HAS ONLY THE INTEPESTS OF JUSTICE IN HIND, WE SHOULD BE CRATEFUL FOR AY EARLY PEPOPT ON ANY APPROACH HE MAKES.
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