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DIGNISED EXTRADITION WHEE MALAYSIA IS UNACLE, THROUCH LACK OF PREPARATION OF WILL, 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 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 TUP REFERS) AND ALTHOUGH SHAMSUDDIN MOVED TO SET ASIDE THIS ORDER BEFORE A DIFFERENT JUDGE TODAY THE APPLICATION FAILED. THE PESULT IS THAT THE COURT WILL BEGIN THE EXERCISE OF OBTAINING THIS VITAL EVIDENCE ON 9 JANUARY 1986. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF APPEAL SUT 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 ME SHALL HOT 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 SHAMSUDDIN MAY BE WILLING TO RETURN TO HONG KONG
VOLUNTARILY. WE ARE PRESENTLY CONSIDERING WHETHER SATISFACTORY
TERMS COULD BE AGREED.
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4. ACCORDINGLY, THOMAS WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A TELEPHONE
CALL TO ABU TALIE TOMORROW, 21 DECENDER, TO SHOW LACK OF INTEREST
IN THE PROPOSAL, ALTHOUGH HE WOULD NOT GIVE HIM ALL THE REASONS
SET OUT ABOVE. HE WOULD MEPELY INDICATE THAT WE SEEM TO BE ON COURSE
FOR A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION FOR EXTRADITION IN THE UK AND THAT
THERE APPEAP TO PE A NUMBER OF PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY
OF TALIS'S SUCCESTION.
5. HE UNDERSTAND THAT TALIS INTENDS TO VISIT LONDON ON 23 OR 24 DECEMBER AND IT IS POSSIPLE THAT PE WILL TAKE SOMME ENQUIRIES OF THE HOME OFFICE OR THE ATTORNEY CE: EPAL ALONG THE SAME LINES. GIVER THE PRESSURES THAT TALIT MUST TE UNDE? AT HOME, IT SHOULD MOI DE ASSUMED THAT HE HAS ONLY THE INTERESTS OF JUSTICE IN MIND. WE SHOULD BE COATEFUL FOR AY EARLY PEPORT ON ANY APPROACH HELYES.
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