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1. WE CONTACTED THE QUAI IN RESPONSE TO TUR. THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE HAVE INFORMED THEM THAT THE CASE WAS OF SUCH COMPLEXITY THAT THEIR EXPLANATION OF WHERE THINGS NOW STOOD WOULD HAVE TO BE PUT IN WRITING. THIS THEY PROMISED FOR NEXT WEEK, AND THE QUAI WILL LET US KNOW THE CONTENTS OF THIS NOTE THEN. H OF C UNDERLINED THE SENSITIVITY OF THE AFFAIR FOR HONG KONG REFLECTING AS IT DID ON HONG KONG'S REPUTATION AS A MAJOR WORLD FINANCIAL CENTRE, AND THE DELAYS THAT HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. WE HOPED THAT THE TIMING OF THE EXPLANATORY NOTE WOULD NOT SLIP AND SAID THAT WE WOULD BE FOLLOWING THE MATTER UP ONCE WE HAD HEARD THE EXPLANATION. MOREAU (SOUS-DIRECTEUR RESPONSIBLE FOR EXTRADITION) REGISTERED THESE
POINTS AND SAID THAT HE WOULD TRY TO KEEP UP THE PRESSURE.
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