April, 1992, he was briefed by Mr. Underwood about Mr.
Osman's case. The briefing was in the form of a six
page written submission summarising events
events between
1985 and 1992 and included a chronology. On Friday
12th June, 1992, written Representations, prepared by
Mr. Osman's legal advisers, were delivered to the Home
office, together with letters dated 12th June, 1992,
which stated that "for practical reasons, it is not
possible to submit until Monday, 15th June, the
covering letter which Mr. Osman wishes to submit to
the Secretary of State which forms part of the
Representations" According to the letter of 12th
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June, 1992, Part I of the Representations set out the
reasons why it was submitted that the Secretary for
State should exercise his general discretion against
making an order for Mr. Osman's surrender and Part II
set out why it would be unlawful and outside the
powers of the Secretary of State to order Mr. Osman's
surrender. The Representations consisted of 26 pages
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