TNAG-2342-FCO40-3406-Drug-trafficking-agreements-between-Hong-Kong-and-other-coun-1991 — Page 79

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TO IMMEDIATE FCO LONDON

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OF 151015Z JANUARY 91

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AND TO IMMEDIATE HOME OFFICE

for drugs agreements

with third countries.

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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, CUSTOMS AND EXCISE INVESTIGATION DIVISION INFO SAVING BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, MADRAS

TELELETTER RAWLINSON/FITTON OF 4 JANUARY:

BILATERAL CONFISCATION AGREEMENT

SUMMARY

ONE REMAINING

1. SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS ON AN AGREEMENT. POINT FOR CONSIDERATION AT FURTHER ROUND OF TALKS IN LONDON. NEED FOR CLARIFICATION ON WHETHER, AND TO WHAT EXTENT, ADDITIONAL INDIAN LEGISLATION WILL BE REQUIRED. TALKS CONDUCTED IN A CONSTRUCTIVE ATMOSPHERE.

DETAIL

2.

BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS ON A CONFISCATION AGREEMENT WERE HELD IN NEW DELHI ON 10, 11 AND 14 JANUARY. ON THE FIRST DAY, BOTH SIDES EXPLAINED THEIR OBJECTIVES IN SEEKING AN AGREEMENT AND SOUGHT CLARIFICATION OF THE RELEVANT LEGISLATION IN BOTH COUNTRIES. BOTH SIDES AGREED THAT THE FACT THAT THE TALKS WERE TAKING PLACE REFLECTED THE EXCELLENT STATE OF BILATERAL RELATIONS. AND OUR JOINT COMMITMENT TO ACT AGAINST TERRORISM.

3. THE UK SIDE OUTLINED THE DOMESTIC POWERS AVAILABLE UNDER UK LEGISLATION RELEVANT TO SUCH AN AGREEMENT:

A) THE DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENCES ACT (1986)

B)

THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT (1988)

c) THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT (1990)

D)

THE PREVENTION OF TERRORISM ACT (1989)

4.

THE UK SIDE ALSO OUTLINED THE LIMITATIONS ON UK

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