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6.
SEPARATELY POINAS (HEAD OF THE COUNTER TERRORIST UNIT IN THE INTERIOR MINISTRY) RANG US TO SAY THAT HE HAD BEEN CHARGED WITH ORGAINISING SURVEILLANCE. BUT HE ADMITTED THAT THIS HAD NOT YET STARTED.
COMMENT
7. IT BEARS REPEATING THAT AN IMPORTANT PRECEDENT HAS NOW BEEN SET. UP UNTIL NOW THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO OVERTURN A FRENCH COURT'S DECISION TO EXTRADITE, WITHOUT GIVING ITS REASONS. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS CASE A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT APPEALED
AGAINST A DECISION OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT NOT TO ALLOW
EXTRADITION. FRENCH OFFICIALS HAVE TOLD US THAT THE FLOOD GATES MAY OPEN. BUT IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW OFTEN THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE TO FACE APPEALS FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.
8.
POINAS' ADMISSION MEANS THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SANIMAN HAS
ALREADY FLED FRANCE. HE HAS HAD A WEEK SINCE THE PUBLIC SESSION OF THE CONSEIL D'ETAT WHICH LEANT IN OUR FAVOUR (PARIS TELNO 1006).
SINCE THEN WE HAVE PRESSED THE INTERIOR MINISTRY DAILY TO TAKE
THESE MEASURES.
YOUNG
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
40
HKD
WED
NTCD
LEGAL ADVISERS
ADDITIONAL
2
DISTRIBUTION
42
HOMS//SIR C MALLABY NEWS D
CONSULAR D
INFO D
AGC//MR HILL, LSLO
WOOLER,
(ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE)
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