§ 37. Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has held with the United States authorities about their implementation of their obligations under the treaty of extradition between Her Majesty's Government and the United States Government.
§ Mr. RifkindThe problem of securing the extradition of fugitives who claim their offences are political is regularly reviewed between our respective officials. The possibility of amending the treaty is related to the progress of amendments to the United States Extradition Act which were introduced in the last Congress but not adopted.