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BICAUSED EXTRADITIES TRES VALAYSIA IS WITLE, THE RUCH LACK OF
PREPARATION OF WILL, TO FEQUEST EXTRATITION.
3. WE WOULD PRESENTLY PREFER IN ANY CASE TO PROCEED WITH OUR
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 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. I
LONDON, IT IS LIKELY THAT WE SHALL NOT PEED 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 ARE PRESENTLY CONSIDERING WHETHER SATISFACTOPY
TERMS COULD BE AGREED.
4. ACCORDINGLY, THOMAS WOULD LIKE TO RE ABLE TO MAKE A TELEPHONE CALL TO ABU TALIE TOMORROW, 21 DECENTER, TO SHOW LACK OF INTEREST
IN THE PROPOSAL, ALTHOUGH HE WOULD NOT GIVE HIM ALL THE REASONS SET OUT ABOVE. HE WOULD MERELY INDICATE THAT WE SEEN TO BE ON COURSE
FOR A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION FOP EXTRADITION IN THE UK AND THAT
THERE APPEAR TO PE A NUMBER OF PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY
OF TALIS'S SUGGESTION.
5. WE UNDERSTAND THAT TALIS INTENDS TO VISIT LONDON CH 3 OR 24
DECENSER AND IT IS POSSIPLE THAT WE WILL MAKE SOME ENQUIRIES
OF THE HOME OFFICE OR THE ATTORNEY CE EPAL ALONG THE SAME LINES.
GIVEN THE PRESSURES THAT IALIR MUST DE UNDER? AT HOME, IT SHOULD
NOT DE ASSUMED THAT HE HAS ONLY THE INTERESTS OF JUSTICE IN RIND.
WE SHOULD BE CRATEFUL FOR AN EARLY PEPORT ON ANY APPROACH HE MAKES.
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