720 ŠTHE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 29,
1911.
DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
No. 401.
CIRCULAR.
DOWNING STREET,
30th November, 1911.
SIR,-With reference to my Circular despatch of the 24th June last, I have the honour to transmit to you, for publication in the Colony under your government, copies of an Order of His Majesty in Council bringing into effect as from the 24th instant a Treaty for the mutual extradition of criminals between the United Kingdom and Siam, the ratifications of which were exchanged in London on the 1st day of August last.
I have, etc.,
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
L. HARCOURT.
ORDER IN COUNCIL APPLYING THE EXTRADITION ACTS TO SIAM. NOVEMBER 10TH, 1911.
AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,
THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1911.
PRESENT,
THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
PRIME MINISTER.
LORD PRESIDENT.
LORD PRIVY SEAL. LORD CHAMBERLAIN.
EREAS by the Extradition Acts, 1870 to 1996, it was amongst other things enacted
that, where an arrangement has been made with any foreign State with respect to the surrender to such State of any fugitivo criminals, His Majesty nay, by Order in Council, dirent that the said Acts shall apply in the case of such foreign State; and that His Majesty may, by the same or any subsequent Order, limit the operation of the Order, and restrict the same to fugitive criminals who are in or suspected of being in the part of His Majesty's dominions sp eified in the Order, and render the operation thereof subject to such conditions. exeptions, and qualifications as any be deemed expedient:
And whereas a Treaty was concluded at Bangkok on the 4th day of March, 1911, between His Majesty and His Majesty the King of Siam, for the Extendition of Criminals, which Treaty is in the terms following:--
His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions byond the Suns, Emperor of India, and His Majesty the King of Siam, having judge! it expedient, with a view to the better administration of justice and to the prevention of crime within their respective territories, that persons charged with or convicted of the crimes hereinafter enumerated, and being fugitives from justice, should under certain circumstances he reciprocally delivered up; the said High Contracting Parties have named as their plenipotentiaries to conclude a Treaty for this purpose, that is to say:
His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India: Arthur Peel, Esquire, His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Bangkok, etc.
And His Majesty the King of Siam: H.R.H. Prince Devawongse Varoprakar, His Minister for Foreign Affairs, etc.
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