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54 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 4, 1910.

DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

No. 39.

CIRCULAR.

DOWNING STREET,

30th December, 1909.

SIR,With reference to Circular despatches of the 30th of May, 1878, and 27th of May, 1890, respecting the Treaty of Extradition between Great Britain and France of 14th August, 1876, and its extension to Tunis, I have the honour to transmit to you, for publica- tion in the Colony under your Government, a copy of an Order of the King in Council, dated the 2nd December, 1909, for carrying into effect a Convention signed on the 17th of October, 1908, and a further Agreement concluded on the 20th of July, 1909, modifying the Treaty as regards the surrender of nationals.

You will observe that the amended arrangements take effect from the 13th instant.

I have, &c...

The Officer Administering the fiorerament of

HONGKONG.

CREWE.

EXTRADITION (FRANCE AND TUNIS) ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1909.

AT THE COURT AT SANDRINGHAM,

THE 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER, 1909.

PRESENT,

THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

LORD PRESIDENT. LORD PRIVY SEAL.

SIR DIGHTON PROBYN.

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HEREAS by the Extradition Acts, 1870 to 1906, it was amongst other things enacted that, where an arrangement has been made with any foreign State with respect to the surrender to such State of any fugitive criminals, His Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct that the said Acts shall apply in the case of such foreign State; and that His Majesty may, by the same or any subsequent Order, limit the operation of the Order, and restrict the same to fugitive criminals who are in or suspected of being in the part of His Majesty's dominions specified in the Order, and render the operation thereof subject to such conditions, exceptions, and qualifications as may be deemed expedient;

And whereas a Treaty was concluded on the fourteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, between Her late Majesty Queen Victoria and the President of the French Republic, for the mutual extradition of fugitive criminals, and supplemented by a Convention concluded on the thirteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred aid ninety-six, in the ease of which Treaty and Convention the Extradition Acts, 1870-1895, were applied by Order in Council of the twenty-second February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six:

And whereas a further Convention was concluded on the seventeenth October, one thousand nine hundred and eight, between Us and the President of the French Republic, the ratificatious of which were exchanged at Paris on the twenty-ninth July, one thousand nine hundred and nine, which Convention is in the terms following :

His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and the President of the French Republic, being desirous of amending the pro- visions of Article II of the Treaty between Great Britain and France of the 14th August, 1876, for the mutual extradition of fugitive criminals, have named as their respective Plenipotentiaries for this purpose, that is to

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