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DRAFT EXCHANGE OF NOTES BETWEEN THE GOVERNTIENE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF BRUNEI CONCERNING

JUDICIAL MATTERS

NO 1

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Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to His Highness Paduka Seri Baginda

Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei.

Your Highness

I have the honour to refer to the Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation concluded today between the United Kingdon of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the State of Brunei and to the discussions that have taken place between Your Highness and Her Majesty's Government concerning the continued provision of assistance in relation to judicial matters.

The following conclusions were reached in the course of these

discussions:

1.

The arrangements at present in effect under which the Government of Hong Kong makes the Chief Justice and other judges of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong available to Your Highness for the purpose of staffing the High Court and the Court of Appea of Brunei will continue as hitherto: provided that the arrangement will terminate forthwith if at any time the United Kingdom ceases to be responsible for the government of Hong Kong.

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