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No. 3 His Majesty's Ambassador at Rome to the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs 18 June 1948. Your Excellency, With reference to my Note No. 434/14/48 of 13 March*, I have the honour, at the instance of His Majesty's Government in New Zealand, to inform Your Excellency of the desire of the said Government to revive the following pre-war bilateral treaties and agreements with Italy in respect of New Zealand, in accordance with the terms of Article 44 of the Treaty of Peace with Italy : 1. Treaty for the mutual surrender of fugitive criminals. Signed at Rome, 5 February 1873. 2. Declaration rectifying error in Extradition Treaty. Signed 7 May 1873. 3. Declaration relating to the estates of deceased seamen. Signed at London, 17 April 1877. 4. Agreement for the mutual relief of distressed seamen. Signed at London, 8 June 1880. 5. Convention as to war graves. Signed at Rome, 11 May 1922. 6. Exchange of notes concerning the reciprocal recognition of passenger ships' certificates and emigrant ship regulations. Signed at Rome, 25 January 1929. 7. Convention regarding legal proceedings in civil and commercial matters. Signed at London, 17 December 1930. 8. Exchange of notes regarding war graves (interpretation of Article VII of agreement of 11 May 1922). Signed at Rome, 6 August 1936. I avail, &c, (Sgd.) V. A. L. MALLET.

* The text of Note No. 434/14/48 of 13 March 1948 is set out in U.K. Misc. No. 5 (1948) (Cmd. 7395).