IMPLEMENTATION OF TREATIES FOR THE TRANSFER
OF OFFENDERS TO OR FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

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SUBCOMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION,
CITIZENSHIP, AND INTERNATIONAL LAW-

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 7148

TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TREATIES
FOR THE TRANSFER OF OFFENDERS TO OR FROM
FOREIGN COUNTRIES

1978

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SEPTEMBER 16 AND OCTOBER 6, 1977

Serial No. 18

Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1977

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

PETER W. RODINO, JR., New Jersey, Chairman

Abbell, Mike, Criminal Division, Department of Justice.

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Abernathy, Charles, professor of law, Georgetown University Law

School, Washington, D.C...

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Prepared statement...

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Bassiouni, M. Cherif, professor of law, De Paul University School of

Law, Chicago, Ill...

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Prepared statement_.

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Christopher, Warren, Deputy Secretary of State, Department of State.

Flaherty, Peter F., Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice.

Prepared statement.

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Hansel, Herbert, Legal Adviser, Department of State--

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Hennemeyer, Robert, Acting Assistance Secretary, Consular Affairs,

Department of State..

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Hill, John L., attorney general of the State of Texas-

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Prepared statement.

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Simms, Larry, Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice---
Stark, Hon. Fortney H., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State
of California__

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Prepared statement..

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ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

Bennet, Douglas J., Jr., Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations,

Department of State, letter dated October 6, 1977, to Hon. Joshua

Eilberg with responses to questions---

Crawford, Curtis C., Acting Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission, Depart-

ment of Justice, letter dated September 21, 1977, to Hon. Joshua

Eilberg--

Department of Justice responses to questions dated September 16, 1977-

Information booklet for U.S. citizens incarcerated in Mexican prisons

regarding the operation of the treaty between the United Mexican

States and the United States of America on the execution of penal

sentences, Department of Justice-----

Suggested refinements and/or alternatives with respect to proposed legis-

lation to provide for the implementation of treaties for the transfer of

offenders to or from foreign countries, with attachments, S. 1682 and

H.R. 7148

Doyle, Charles, Legislative Attorney, Congressional Research Service,

Library of Congress, letter dated June 15, 1977, to House Committee

on the Judiciary.

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Memorandum, October 14, 1977, "Constitutionality of H.R. 7148".
Miller, Arthur S., professor of law, George Washington University,
letter dated September 30, 1977, to Hon. Joshua Eilberg-

Parsons, Paul D., chairman, "Rights in Mexico," dated July 19, 1977...