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BRITISH EMBASSY PARIS
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Only the British government can, by virtue of the Treaty of 1876, present a request for
extradition through its Ambassador or a diplomatic agent. Now the British government never
presented any request for extradition, endorsing the request for extradition made by the Territory
of Hong Kong. In the note verbale no. 105 of 31st May 1990, the British Embassy forwarded the
request of His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong" for the arrest of Mr Rais Bin Santman
and his extradition to Hong Kong.
it does not result from the document that the British government ever presented a request for
extradition and endorsed th: contentions of the Governor of Hong Kong; it is very clear from the
now verbale of 31st May 1990 (note 105) as from that of 12th September 1990 (note 180)
forwarding additional documents, that the British Embassy in Paris acted not as representative
of the British government but only as representative of the Governor of Hong Kong.
Now France does not maintain diplomatic relations with the government of Hong Kong;
therefore, since the British government did not endorse the request made through its Ambaññādu
only in the name of the Governor of Hong Kong, the recourse of the British government should
be regarded as not entertairable failing any interest in the procedure as, as shown above, it did
not present any request for extradition.
Similarly, the recourse of the Governor of Hong Kong should be declared not entertainable failing
the Governor of Hong Kong having any authority in international matters, and because the French
government does not maintain with him, for that very reason, any sort of relations,
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