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BIGANISED EXTRADITIO "RET FALAYSIA IS WATLE, THROUCH LACK OF PREPARATION OF VILL, TO PEQUEST EXTRATITIGH.

3. WE WOULD PRESENTLY PREFER IN ANY CASE TO PROCEED WITH OUR

APPLICATION FOR EXTRADITION. WE ARE NOW PROCEEDING WELL IN

MALAYSIA. THE CHIEF JUSTICE MADE AN ORDER ON 16 DECEMBER THAT 44

WITNESSES SHOULD ATTEND BEFORE THE COURT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON OATH AND PRODUCE DOCUMENTS (PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR FIRST TUR REFERS)

AND PRODUCE DOCUMENTS (PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR FIRST TUR REFEPS) AND

ALTHOUGH SHAMSUDDIN MOVED TO SET ASIDE THIS ORDER BEFORE A DIFFERENT

JUDGE TODAY THE APPLICATION FAILED. THE RESULT IS THAT THE COURT WILL

BEGIN THE EXERCISE OF OBTAINING THIS VITAL EVIDENCE ON 9 JANUARY

1986. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF APPEAL SUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS

COULD NOT BE HEARD FOR ANOTHER MONTH. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE LEGAL

UNCERTAINTIES ON THE QUESTION OF JURISDICTION, HE APE HEARTENED BY

THE SUPPORTIVE ATTITUDE OF THE MALAYSIAN JUDICIAPY SO FAR. IN

LONDON, IT IS LIKELY THAT WE SHALL NOT NEED TO PROCEED WITH THE

PRESENTATION OF OUR EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF EXTRADITION, UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF MARCH. MOREOVER, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT

OSMAN AND SHAMSUDDIN MAY BE WILLING TO RETURN TO HONG KONG

VOLUNTARILY. WE ARE PRESENTLY CONSIDERING WHETHER SATISFACTORY

TERMS COULD BE AGREED.

4. ACCORDINGLY, THOMAS WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A TELEPHONE CALL TO ABU TALIE TOMORROW, 21 DECENDER, TO SHOW LACK OF INTEREST IN THE PROPOSAL, ALTHOUGH HE WOULD NOT GIVE HIN ALL THE REASONS SET OUT ABOVE. HE WOULD MERELY INDICATE THAT WE SEEM TO BE ON COURSE

FOP A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION FOR EXTRADITION IN THE UK AND THAT

THERE APPEAR TO BE A NUMBER OF PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY

OF TALIS'S SUCCESTION.

3. ME UNDERSTAND THAT TALIS TENDS TO VISIT LONDON ON 23 OR 24

DECEMBER AND IT IS POSSIPLE THAT HE WILL TAKE SOME ENQUIRIES

OF THE HOME OFFICE OR THE ATTORNEY CELEPAL ALONG THE SAME LINES.

GIVEN THE PRESSURES THAT IALIT MUST TE UNDER AT HOME, IT SHOULD

NOT DE ASSUMED THAT HE HAS ONLY THE INTERESTS OF JUSTICE IN MIND.

WE SHOULD PE COATEFUL FOR AN EARLY PEPORT ON ANY APPROACH HE MAKES.

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