TNAG-2388-FCO40-3470-Extradition-from-the-UK-to-Hong-Kong-case-of-Lorrain-Esme-Os-1991 — Page 97

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FOCK ANYHOW, BUCH MOVES TVGHT HELL DE FERTESENTED AS A FORM OF BIGANDED EXTRADITIONUMMER VALLYCIA IS WATLE, THROUCH LACK OF PREPARATION OF WILL, TO FEQUEST EXTRATITION.

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 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 REFERS) 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 BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS COULD NOT BE HEARD FOR ANOTHER MONTH. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE LEGAL UNCERTAINTIES ON THE QUESTION: OF JURISDICTION, WE ARE THE ARTENED BY THE SUPPORTIVE ATTITUDE OF THE PALAYSIAN JUDICIARY SO FAR. IN LONDON, IT IS LIKELY THAT HE SHALL NOT NEED TO PROCEED WITH THE PRESENTATION OF OUR 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 TALIF TOMORROW, 21 DECEMPER, TO SHOW LACK OF INTEREST IN 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 SUCCESTION.

S. HE UNDERSTAND THAT TALIS INTENDS TO VISIT Lenton on 22 OR 24 DECEMBER AND IT IS POSSIPLE THAT HE WILL MAKE COME EXQUIPIES OF THE HOME OFFICE OR THE ATTORNEY CEDEPAL ALONG THE SAME LINES. GIVEN THE PRESSURES THAT TALI MUST TO UNDER AT HOME, IT SHOULD NOT BE ASSUMER THAT HE HAS ONLY THE TEPESTS OF JUSTICE IN MIND WE SHOULD BE CRATEFUL FOR AN EARLY PEPORT ON ANY APPROACH HE MAKES.

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