THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 11, 1907.
No. 670.
CIRCULAR.
DOWNING STREET,
1279
6th September, 1907.
SIR, With reference to my Circular despatch of the 26th July last, I have the honour to transmit to you, for publication in the Colony under your Government, a copy of an Order of His Majesty the King in Council giving effect to an Agreement between the United Kingdom and Sweden, signed at London on the 2nd of July, 1907, confirming as regards Sweden the Treaty of Extradition between the United Kingdom and Sweden and Norway of June 26th, 1873, and enlarging the list of offences contained in Article II. of that Treaty.
I have, &c.,
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
ELGIN.
SWEDEN EXTRADITION ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1907.
AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,
THE 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1907.
PRESENT,
THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
LORD PRESIDENT.
LORD STEWARD.-
LORD CHAMBERLAIN. LORD DENMAN.
LORD TWEEDMOUTH.
WH
HEREAS by the Extradition Acts, 1870 to 1906, it was amongst other things en- acted that, where an arrangement has been made with any foreign State with respect to the surrender to such State of any fugitive criminals, His Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct 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 specified in the Order, and render the operation thereof subject to such conditions, exceptions, and qualifications as may be deemed expedient :
And whereas a Treaty was concluded on the twenty-sixth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, between Her late Majesty Queen Victoria and His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway, for the mutual extradition of fugitive criminals, in the case of which Treaty the Extradition Acts of 1870 and 1873 were applied by Order in Council of the thirtieth September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three :
And whereas an Agreement was concluded on the second day of July, one thousand nine hundred and seven, between the British and Swedish Governments, providing that the said Treaty shall remain in force between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Sweden, in so far as its provisions apply to the Kingdom of Sweden alone; and also declaring that certain additions shall be made to the offences set out in Article II of the said Treaty, which Agreement is in the terms following:-
The British and Swedish Governments, who agree that the Treaty signed at Stockholm on the 26th of June, 1873, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Sweden and Norway for the mutual surrender of fugitive criminals shall remain in force between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Sweden, in so far as its provisions apply to the Kingdom of Sweden alone, and who deem it desirable to make certain additions to the said Treaty, have authorized the Undersigned to