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Foreign & Commonwealth

Office

26

16 April 1991

Tel:

270-2683

HKC385/1

Fax: 270-3443

Mr M Hill GIBRALTAR

Dear Hill,

HONG KONG/GIBRALTAR:

TRAFFICKING

London SWIA 2AH

2.

24 APR 1991

Telephone: 071-

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HK drugs 2

2nd countries

MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN RELATION TO DRUG

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213/4,

1. Thank you for your letter of 6 March to my predecessor Alisdair Walker. It is good news that the UK/Spain confiscation agreement has now been extended to Gibraltar.

2. As you know, we would be happy for Hong Kong and Gibraltar to conclude a bilateral confiscation arrangement with each other. The form proposed by Hong Kong (an exchange of letters and guidelines) is acceptable to us. I understand that the arrangement will be implemented in Gibraltar by designating Hong Kong under the 1990 Drug Trafficking offences Ordinance Order as you explained in your letter.

3.

The Draft Guidelines which accompanied the draft exchange of letters between Hong Kong and Gibraltar are intended to be the basis of cooperation under the arrangement.

Your

bours ever,

Kate Soume

K M Bourne

Economic Relations Department

CC: Mr Carter SED

Mr Stone HKD

Miss Brooks Legal Advisers

Mr Vallance C7 Home Office

Mr Weeks Commissioner for Narcotic Drugs Hong Kong

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