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; # i | | ! t Sa aa ce Sar TE 6 rctnsen aie TO - . 2, ark Nemarcndunm for Mr. Ladd . 5 * . ed the accused's arrest and what the procedure is are rot entirely clear. . oo A lIcter article nrovides that the arrest should be carrted out in accordance with the prinotples of the requested country, anda further article contains the indefintte statement thet, ercept where the treat. ordains othervise, rules of procedure as to extradition are subject to the prerogative of the requested state. : tncer present procedure, the ixtratition statute, Title 18, U. S. Vode, Section 3184, rrovives that a comnlaint shall be Jiled for the warrant of arrest, and if the fugitive ts arrested, he shall be brought verore the magistrate issuing the marrante Ty he is held, the nazistrate so certifies to the cretary of State who hat a Pres: iGenttal warrart issued for the puri tive 's si:rrernder to tae cemancing country. This is not contenr lated in the I¢PC pian ag its rurpose is to avoid cinplomatte channels end oct throvch the respective Viristries of Justice. , The present procedire of handling extradition through ciploratic channels is of long standing anc is reconrntizec tn oll our extracition treaties, The Derartrent further commented reloatine te nreventative arrest thet it ts not necessary under the present procedure that the original reqrest for extradition be wace through the State Department as provisioral arrest can row be acconnlished on telerranhie request. <A foreton government voy dtrect a consular officer to appli for an arrest warrant. The Ferartnent adds that the pronosed plan woulce appear to place too much power in the International Police and their representatives 12 pass on the arrest and extractition of a fugitive without sufftetent check bu a mactstrate and the “tate Departrent. ame pronosed'ploan would rencer our present extradition treaties nonerative ane require a change in our laws. In this rescrd, the Rensrtnent sugceste that tt probably woulc be nore practicable to amend such of’ the present ‘treaties aa may be deere tn- adeoucté. The Lenartnent signests that no carsiceration be aiver to the adantion of the pronosec plan at this time, and before such a radical chonze ts macé, tt would appear thst the ratter should be niven forther etudy bu a more representattve convention comnoesed of delesates fron the principal countries corcerred.s . . No Rureau representative attendes ‘the gerersl assenhl: bheca:se tt unas held in a Rvssian satellite nation. The resniution covering the agreement recommended to the delegates present that they inform thetr respective Governner.ts of the draft of the pian of a7recnrente . .