TNAG-2388-FCO40-3470-Extradition-from-the-UK-to-Hong-Kong-case-of-Lorrain-Esme-Os-1991 — Page 93

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A FOCK OF BIC NEED EL TRADITION WHET HALLYDIA IS WHALE, THROUGH LACK OF FREPARATION OF WILL, TO FEQUEST EXTRADITION.

GHYMOM, SUCH MOVES TIGHT HELL TO TERRESENTED AS

3. WE WOULD PRESENTLY PREFER IN ANY CASE TO PROCEED WITH OUR APPLICATION FOR EXTRADITION. WE ARE MOW PROCEEDING WELL IN MALAYSIA. THE CHIEF JUSTICE MADE AN ORDER OM 16 DECEMBER THAT 44 WITNESSES SHOULD ATTEND DEFORE THE COURT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON OATH AND PRODUCE DOCUMENTS (PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR FIRST TUR REFERS) AMD PRODUCE DOCUMENTS (PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR FIRST TUR REFERS) AND ALTHOUGH SHAMSUDDIN MOVED TO SET ASIDE THIS ORDER DEFORE 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 BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS COULD NOT BE HEARD FOR ANOTHER MONTH. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE LEGAL UNCERTAIMTIES ON THE QUESTION OF JURISDICTION, WE ARE 'HEARTENED BY THE SUPPORTIVE ATTITUDE OF THE PALAYSIAM JUCICIARY SO FAR. 18 LONDON, IT IS LIKELY THAT HE SHALL NOT NEED TO PROCEED WITH THE PRESENTATION OF OUP EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF EXTRADITION, UNTIL THE MIDDLE DE MARCH. MOREOVER, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT OSMAN AND SHAKSUDDIN 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 DECEMBER, TO SHOW LACK OF INTEREST 1 THE PROPOSAL, ALTHOUGH HE WOULD NOT GIVE HIM ALL THE REASONS SET OUT ABOVE. HE WOULD MERELY INDICATE THAT WE SEEM TO BE ON COURSE FOP A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION FOP EXTRADITION IN THE UK AND THAT THERE APPEAR TO BE A NUMBER OF PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY

OF TALIB'S SUGGESTION.

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S. HE UNDERSTAND THAT TALIS INTENDS TO VISIT LONcon on 22 or 24 DECEMBER AND IT IS POSSIPLE THAT HE WILL TAKE SOME EXQUIPIES OF THE HOME OFFICE OR THE ATTORNEY CENEPAL LONG THE SAME LINES. GIVEN THE PRESSURES THAT TALIB MUET DE UNDE? AT HOME,

RE UUDE? AT HOME, IT SHOULD NOT BE ASSUMER THAT HE HAS ONLY THE ITEPESTS OF JUSTICE IM HIND. WE SHOULD BE CRATEFUL FOR AN EARLY PEPORT ON ANY APPROACH HE MAKES.

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