TNAG-1216-FCO40-1519-Extradition-treaties-between-Hong-Kong-and-other-countries-1982 — Page 131

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OO HONG KONG

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FM FCO 231330Z DEC 82

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1103 OF 23 DECEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE LISBON

YOUR TELNO 1509: EXTRADITION OF FUGITIVES TO MACAU

AS SOON AS WE HAVE

1. THANK YOU FOR THIS FURTHER EXPLANATION.

LISBON'S VIEWS WE SHALL SUBMIT TO MINISTERS. THE SUBMISSION WILL

BE CLEARED WITH THE HOME OFFICE AND THEIR MINISTERS WILL HAVE A

CLOSE INTEREST IN VIEW OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SUBJECT MAY BE

RAISED IN PARLIAMENT.

2.

WE ARE TAKING THIS AHEAD AS FAST AS WE CAN IN THE CIRCUM-

STANCES BUT GIVEN MINISTERIAL AND OTHER ABSENCES OVER CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR WE MAY NOT KNOW UNTIL WELL INTO JANUARY WHETHER WE CAN GIVE THE ASSURANCE ASKED FOR IN YOUR PARA 6.

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COPIES TO:-

MR HILL, E5 DIVN,

HOME OFFICE,

QUEEN ANNE'S GATE.

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