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BICAUSED EXTRADITIES TRES VALAYSIA IS WITLE, THE RUCH 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 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 PESULT 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, WE ARE HEARTENED BY

THE SUPPORTIVE ATTITUDE OF THE MALAYSIAN JUDICIAPY SO FAR. I

LONDON, IT IS LIKELY THAT WE SHALL NOT PEED 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 SATISFACTOPY

TERMS COULD BE AGREED.

4. ACCORDINGLY, THOMAS WOULD LIKE TO RE ABLE TO MAKE A TELEPHONE CALL TO ABU TALIE TOMORROW, 21 DECENTER, 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 SEEN TO BE ON COURSE

FOR A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION FOP EXTRADITION IN THE UK AND THAT

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

OF TALIS'S SUGGESTION.

5. WE UNDERSTAND THAT TALIS INTENDS TO VISIT LONDON CH 3 OR 24

DECENSER AND IT IS POSSIPLE THAT WE WILL MAKE SOME ENQUIRIES

OF THE HOME OFFICE OR THE ATTORNEY CE EPAL ALONG THE SAME LINES.

GIVEN THE PRESSURES THAT IALIR MUST DE UNDER? AT HOME, IT SHOULD

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

WE SHOULD BE CRATEFUL FOR AN EARLY PEPORT ON ANY APPROACH HE MAKES.

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