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TO IMMEDIATE ANGUILLA

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OF 131416Z NOVEMBER 86

AND TO IMMEDIATE GIBRALTAR, GRAND CAYMAN, GRAND TURK, HAMILTON, AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, MONTSERRAT, STANLEY, TORTOLA,

AND TO IMMEDIATE WELLINGTON (FOR GOVERNOR PITCAIRN), ST HELENA

THE SUPPLEMENTARY EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM

AND THE UNITED STATES

1.

GLOVER'S LETTER OF 7 JUNE 1985 ENCLOSED THE TEXT OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY TREATY AMENDING THE EXTRADITION TREATY ON 8 JUNE 1972. THIS WAS LATER SIGNED AT WASHINGTON ON 25 JUNE 1985. 2. FOLLOWING HEARINGS BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE, THIS TEXT WAS AMENDED AND A NEW TEXT WAS SUBSTITUTED FOR THE PREVIOSULY SIGNED TEXT BY AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES DATED

19 AND 20 AUGUST 1986.

3. THE CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS TEXT ARE NOT SUBSTANTIAL AND

CONSIST OF:

(I)

(II)

A REDUCTION OF THE OFFENCES SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 1 TO WHICH THE POLITICAL OFFENCE EXCEPTION WOULD NOT APPLY: THE INSERTION OF A TEST OF (QUOTE) PROBABLE CAUSE (UNQUOTE), THE DEFINITION OF WHICH, IN THE NEW

ARTICLE 2, WOULD APPLY ONLY TO APPLICATIONS FROM THE

UNITED STATES:

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