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Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Jerusalem

Office of the Legal Adviser

85240

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel presents its compliments to the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and, with reference to the Embassy's Note No. 80 of 28 February 1994 concerning the extension of the European Convention on Extradition to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, has the honour to inform the Embassy of the Government of the State of Israel's acceptance to the proposal to extend the European Convention on Extradition of 13 December 1957, in accordance with article 27, paragraph 4, to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, and that the declarations and reservations that apply in relations between the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of the Kingdom in Europe, and the State of Israel, shall also apply in relations between the State of Israel and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, and that the declaration concerning articles 6 and 21 as made by the Kingdom of the Netherlands upon ratification of the Convention on 14 February 1969 and as amended on 14 October 1987 shall apply to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba respectively, with regard to the extradition of Netherlands nationals, only when the European Convention on the transfer of sentenced persons, concluded in Strasbourg on 21 March 1983, becomes applicable to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba respectively.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs takes this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands the assurances of its highest consideration.