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Article: Kohl Rejects Request by Reagan;West German Leader Declines to Extradite Hijacking Suspect
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- The Washington Post
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- June 11, 1987
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West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl has rejected a personal appeal
from President Reagan to extradite an accused Lebanese hijacker to
face murder charges in the United States, White House spokesman
Marlin Fitzwater said today.
Fitzwater said Reagan had pressed for the extradition of Mohammed
Ali Hamadei during a private conversation last night with Kohl at a
working dinner of leaders attending the economic summit here.
The White House spokesman said Kohl had agreed with Reagan that
Hamadei should be tried for murder but turned down the extradition
request. The West German leader left "the clear impression" that
Hamadei would be tried on murder charges in West Germany, Fitzwater
said.
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