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1. THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN ADU TALIE AND PEID OF THE HONG KONG TEAM REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF THE FIRST TUP ORIGINATED IN A SUGGESTION BY ABU TALIB THAT IT WOULD ASSIST HONG KONG IF OSMAN AND SHAMSUDDIN COULD BE DEPORTED TO MALAYSIA BECAUSE IT WOULD BE EASIER FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO OBTAIN ORCEP FOR EXTPADITION FROM THE MALAYSIAN COURTS THAN IT WOULD BE FOR THEM TO OBTAIN ORDERS FOR EXTRADITION FROM THE UK COURT. REID SAID THAT WE WOULD REFLECT ON THIS IDEA AND REVERT.

2. ON REFLECTION, WE PROPOSE TO TURN DOWN! THE SUGGESTION PAPTLY BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IT IS NOT A FEASI LE COUPSE 1 LAW AND PARTLY SECAUSE WE JUDGE THAT ONCE RETURNED TO MALAYSIA IT IS NOT LIKELY THAT OSMAN AND SHANSUET IN MOULT DE RETURNED TO HOC YOLO FOR TRIAL. SO FAR AS FEASIMILITY IS CONCERNED, VỀ HAVE CONSULTED LONDON COUNSEL AND WITHOUT ANY RETAILED RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT:

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(A) THEPE MAY BE NO CROWNDS FOR DEPORTATION OF SHATISURBIN, EVEN IF THE ALAYSIANS HERE TO REMOVE HIS PASSPORT:

(B) EVEN IF OSMAN HERE LIABLE TO DEPCETATION, THERE MUST DE STEPS HE COULD TAKE BY WAY OF WATCAS CORPUS OF APPEAL TO PREVENT HIS REPORTATION:

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(C) THERE WAY WELL OF ACTICAL DIFFICULTIES IN ENSURING THAT OSMAN AND SHAM SUDDIN RETURN TO KUALA LUMPUR IF EXPELLED FROM THE UK:

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