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BICENSES EXTRACITVE VE VALAYSIA IS UNATLE, THROUCH LACK OF PREPARATION OF VILL, TO FEQUEST EXTRATITION.
3. WE WOULD PRESENTLY PREFER IN ANY CASE TO PROCEED WITH OUP APPLICATION FOR EXTRADITION. WE ARE NOW PROCEEDING WELL IN
MALAYSIA. THE CHIEF JUSTICE MADE AN ORDER ON 16 DECEMBER THAT 44 WITNESSES SHOULD ATTEND BEFORE THE COURT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON OATH AND PRODUCE DOCUMENTS (PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR FIRST TUR REFERS) AND PRODUCE DOCUMENTS (PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR FIRST TUR REFEPS) 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 MALAYSIAN JUDICIAPY SO FAR. IN
LONDON, IT IS LIKELY THAT WE SHALL NOT NEED TO PROCEED WITH THE
PRESENTATION OF OUP EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF EXTRADITION, UNTIL
THE MIDDLE OF MARCH. MOREOVER, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT
OSMAN AND SHAMSUDDIN MAY BE WILLING TO RETURN TO HONG KONG
VOLUNTARILY. WE APE PRESENTLY CONSIDERING WHETHER SATISFACTOPY
TERMS COULD BE AGREED.
4. ACCORDINGLY, THOMAS WOULD LIKE TO PE ABLE TO MAKE A TELEPHONE
CALL TO ABU TALIE TOMORROW, 21 DECENDEP, TO SHOW LACK OF INTEREST
I'! THE PROPOSAL, ALTHOUGH HE WOULD NOT GIVE HIM ALL THE REASONS
SET OUT ABOVE. HE WOULD MEPELY INDICATE THAT WE SEEN TO BE ON COURSE
FOR A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION FOR EXTRADITION IN THE UK AND THAT
THERE APPEAR TO BE A NUMBER OF PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY
OF TALIS'S SUCCESTION.
5. HE UNDERSTAND THAT TALIS INTENTS TO VISIT LONDON ON 3 OR 24
DECENTER AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE WILL MAKE SOME ENQUIFIES
OF THE HOME OFFICE OR THE ATTORNEY CE: EPAL ALONG THE SAME LINES.
GIVEN THE PRESSURES THAT TALIT MUST SE UNDE? AT HOME, IT SHOULD
NCT DE ASSURED THAT HE HAS ONLY THE INTERESTS OF JUSTICE IN MIND. WE SHOULD BE COATEFUL FOR AN EARLY REPORT ON ANY APPROACH HE MAKES.
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