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MALAYSIA IS WATLE, THRAUCH LACK OF PREPARATION OF VILL, TO FEQUEST EXTRAEITION.
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 OM 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 SEGIN THE EXERCISE OF OBTAINING THIS VITAL EVIDENCE ON 9 JANUARY 1986. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF APPEAL SUT HE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS COULD NOT PE 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 OUR 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 SATISFACTORY TERMS COULD BE AGREED.
4. ACCORDINGLY, THOMAS WOULD LIKE TO PE ABLE TO MAKE A TELEPHONE CALL TO ABU TALIE TOMORROW, 21 DECENDER, TO SHOW LACK OF INTEREST !'! THE PROPOSAL, ALTHOUGH HE WOULD NOT GIVE HIM ALL THE REASONS SET OUT ABOVE. HE WOULD MEPELY INDICATE THAT HE SEEM TO BE ON COURSE FOR A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION FOR EXTRADITION IN THE UK AND THAT THERE APPEAR TO PE A HUNDER OF PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY OF TALIS'S SUCCESTION.
5. WE UNDERSTAND THAT TALIS ITENS TO VISIT LONDON CH 3 OR 24 DECENTER AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE WILL TAKE SOME CNQUIRIES OF THE HOME OFFICE OR THE ATTORNEY CE: EPAL ALONG THE SAME LINES. GIVER THE PRESSURES THAT TALI MUST SE UNDER AT HOME, IT SHOULD YOI SE ASSUMET THAT HE HAS GYLY THE INTERESTS OF JUSTICE IN MIND. WE SHOULD SE CRATEFUL FOR AN EARLY REPORT ON ANY APPROACH HE MAKES.
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