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TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 1023

OF 141803Z OCTOBER 93

19 OCT 1993

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

Copied & Mr. Parker discussed. N.5700

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MDADAN 0989

Aur Woodrow

Good.

5/5/10

If Paris Lowen't phoned,

you by 16.30, you might

phone them

PARIS TELNO 1006: EXTRADITION TO HONG KONG FROM FRANCE OF SANIMAN

SUMMARY

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CONSEIL D'ETAT TO ANNOUNCE DECISION ON SANIMAN ON 15 OCTOBER.

NEXT STEPS. UNHELPFUL ROLE OF JUSTICE MINISTRY.

DETAIL

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THE CONSEIL D'ETAT WILL ANNOUNCE ITS DECISION ON THE SANIMAN CASE TOMORROW AFTERNOON 15 OCTOBER. IF, AS WE EXPECT, IT IS IN OUR FAVOUR, THE NEXT STEPS WILL BE:

WE CONFIRM IN WRITING (TO THE FOREIGN MINISTRY COPIED TO THE

JUSTICE MINISTRY) OUR EXTRADITION REQUEST AND ASK THE FRENCH

AUTHORITIES TO ORGANISE AN EXTRADITION DECREE.

THE JUSTICE MINISTRY PREPARES THE EXTRADITION DECREE.

THE JUSTICE MINISTER, THEN THE PRIME MINISTER, SIGN IT.

SANIMAN HAS TWO MONTHS IN WHICH TO APPEAL, TO THE CONSEIL D'ETAT. WERE HE TO DO SO, THE CONSEIL D'ETAT WOULD HEAR THE CASE QUICKLY AND WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY NOT (NOT) UPHOLD HIS APPEAL. IF HIS LAWYERS

MADE

CLEAR THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO DO SO, HE MIGHT BE EXTRADITED TO HONG KONG BEFORE THE TWO MONTHS WERE UP.

3. ONCE THE PRIME MINISTER HAS SIGNED THE EXTRADITION DECREE, THE FRENCH POLICE CAN DETAIN SANIMAN, TO PREVENT HIS ESCAPE FROM FRANCE. BEFORE THEN, THE FRENCH AUTHORITIES HAVE FEWER POWERS. BUT THEY DO HAVE THE POWER TO CARRY OUT SURVEILLANCE. AFTER WRITING TO THE

INTERIOR MINISTER'S CABINET ON 9 OCTOBER WE HAVE BEEN IN AT LEAST

DAILY CONTACT WITH THE CABINETS OF THE INTERIOR AND JUSTICE MINISTERS, SEEKING THEIR AGREEMENT TO DO EVERYTHING WITHIN THE LAW TO HELP PREVENT SANIMAN FLEEING FRANCE. DESPITE INITIAL HESITANCY

AND IN THE FACE OF CONTINUED PRESSURE FROM US, INTERIOR AGREED ON

14 OCTOBER TO DO SO.

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WED tell m that the Sofs will be meeting the new Frend Ambassador 27 Oc Might be useful for us if Saniman case goes badly.

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