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be

furnished when the recidition

of fugitive criminals is demanded

from H. Hong.

I trust that 4.d. will be

able to assure me

Y

that the

Construction which the perusal of

the above mentioned portions of J. I's deepatch has suggested to my

mind, is not really that which they were intended to bear for the Imrer & Gort would feel it unporrible

for

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for them to admit that the word,

"proof of guilt" contained in

the Treaty,

were ever intended to be

taken in such an absolute scuse

in to signify other than that presumptive proof of guilt which

is usually required in Extradition Cases. Absolute proof of guilt has rever heretofore been required by the

H. Kong

Authis, nor could it have

been obtained without the case

being