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YOUR TELNO 2: DR RAIS BIN SANIMAN
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WE ARE FAXING TO YOU THE FRENCH TEXT OF THE FORMAL NOTE FROM THE QUAI ON THE SANIMAN CASE, TOGETHER WITH OUR ROUGH TRANSLATION. YOU MAY WISH TO CHECK OUT THE LATTER WITH YOUR PARIS LAWYERS.
2. WE HAVE ALSO BEGUN TO EXPLORE INFORMALLY WITH THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE WHETHER AN APPEAL TO THE CONSEIL D'ETAT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE. IT APPEARS THAT IT MAY BE, AND THE HEAD OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE IS CHECKING TWO POINTS OF
DETAIL: WHETHER RECOURSE TO THE CONSEIL D'ETAT HAS TO BE BY THE PROCUREUR WHO REPRESENTED THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S CASE TO THE CHAMBRE D'ACCUSATION OR WHETHER IT SHOULD INSTEAD BE A LAWYER SPECIALLY QUALIFIED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE CONSEIL D'ETAT, AND SECONDLY WHETHER THERE IS ANY TIME LIMIT ON AN APPEAL AGAINST A RULING BY THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE. YOUR LAWYERS MIGHT USEFULLY CONTACT THE CONSUL-GENERAL, MARY HUNT (TEL: 42 66 38 10) IN ABOUT A WEEK'S TIME TO SEE HOW THINGS STAND.
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