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  "legislation": "uksi/1981/735",
  "legislation_title": "The Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (Suriname) Order 1981",
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  "text": "PART I\nDeclaration\naddressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations by the Republic of Suriname\nNo. 1475/Conf.\nParamaribo, 29th November 1975.\nYour Excellency,\nI have the honour to inform you that Suriname, the territory which was a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has attained Independence on the 25th November 1975.\nThe Government of the Republic of Suriname, conscious of the desirability of maintaining existing legal relationship, and conscious of its obligation under International Law to honour its treaty commitments, acknowledges that treaty rights and obligations of the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in respect of Suriname were succeeded by the Republic of Suriname upon Independence by virtue of customary International Law.\nSince, however, it is likely that by virtue of customary International Law certain treaties may have lapsed at the date of Independence of Suriname, it seems essential that each treaty should be subjected to legal examination. It is proposed after this examination has been completed, to indicate which, if any, of the treaties which may have lapsed by customary International Law the Government of the Republic of Suriname wish to treat as having lapsed.\nIt is desired that it be presumed that each treaty has been legally succeeded to by the Republic of Suriname and that action be based upon this presumption until a decision is reached that it should be regarded as having lapsed. Should the Government of the Republic of Suriname be of the opinion it has legally succeeded to a treaty but subsequently wish to terminate its operation, the Government will in due course give notice of termination in the terms thereof.\nThe Government of the Republic of Suriname desires that this letter be circulated to all members of the United Nations and the United Nations' Specialised Agencies, so that they will be effected with notice of the attitude of the Government of the Republic of Suriname.\nYours sincerely,\nH. ARRON\nPrime Minister\nRepublic of Suriname\nPART II\nNote\naddressed to the Government of the United Kingdom by the Government of the Republic of Suriname\nNo. 2165\nThe Ministry for General and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Suriname presents its compliments to the British Embassy in Guyana and with reference to its Note No. S4 of 19 February has the honour to inform as follows.\nIn the event of a decision by the Government of the Republic of Suriname to make a declaration of non-succession with respect to the Convention of 17 November 1967 between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom providing for the Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments, the Government will take into account a six months' period of notice, as provided in Article XI, being the period of notice for termination of said Convention.\nThe Ministry for General and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Suriname avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the British Embassy the assurance of its highest consideration.\nParamaribo, 17 May 1980",
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