GRS 200
RESTRICTED
FM NEW DELHI,
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 300
OF 30081OZ MAY 86
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TRICTED
Hinn 384/2
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
- 4 JUN 1986
DESK OFFICER
PA
REGISTRY Action Taken
42.12
PIRAR
EXTRADITION
1. HEAD OF CHANCERY CALLED ON HEAD OF CONSULAR DIVISION (MEA) TODAY ON EXTRADITION MATTERS.
2. ON THADAMI (YOUR. TELNO 561) WE YESTERDAY RECEIVED THE OFF CHAL MEA RESPONSE (COPY TO NTD BY BAG) WHICH SAID THAT THE 1962 EXTRADITION ACT HAS NOT BEEN EXTENDED TO HONG KONG. HEAD OF CHANCERY DREW THEIR ATTENTION TO THE POINTS IN YOUR TELNO 561, LEAVING
A SPEAKING NOTE. HE IMPRESSED ON THEM THE URGENCY OF THE CASE. THEY COMMENTED THAT OUR ARGUMENT APPEARED CLEAR AND THEY WOULD REFER THE MATTER AGAIN TO THEIR LEGAL ADVISERS. THEY CONFIRMED THAT, IF AND WHEN THE CASE COMES TO BE PROCESSED, WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURES IN SUBMITTING DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
AS WE HAVE RECENTLY FOLLOWED IN THE CASE OF MAHARAJ. THIS MEANS THAT WE SHALL NEED TO PRODUCE FIVE FULL SETS OF THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS EACH OF WHICH SHOULD BE INDIVIDUALLY
ATTESTED DOCUMENTS. IN THADAN'S CASE THE DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE ATTESTED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE SIGNATURE OF THE OFFICIAL ATTESTING BY THE INDIAN COMMISSION IN HONG KONG. THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES MAY WISH TO CONSIDER SETTING THIS PROCESS IN HAND.
3. WE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESS FOR RAPID PROCESSING OF THE MAHARAJ PAPERS, NOW THAT WE HAVE RE-SUBMITTED THE DOCUMENTATION IN THE REQUIRED FORM. CONSULAR DIVISION CONFIRMED THAT THEY WOULD BE TAKING THE FIRST STEP WHICH WAS TO ADD THE MEA'S ATTESTATION OF THE PAPERS AND SEND THE PAPERS TO WEST EUROPE DIVISION. IT IS AT THAT STAGE THAT POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS ARE LIABLE TO MAKE THEMSELVES FELT.
BROOMFIELD
MINIMAL
NTD
SAD
THIS TELEGRAM
WAS NOT
ADVANCED
MKD
RESTRICTED
ीले
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