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additional thirty days.

2. If the additional information requested by the Requested State is insufficient or is not received within the time stipulated, the person sought shall be set at liberty.  Such release shall not prejudice further detention and extradition for the same offence if the Requesting State submits a request for extradition supported by the documents required by Article VIII.

3. Where the person sought is released from custody in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, the Requested State shall  notify the Requesting State as soon as practicable.

        SCHEDULE—continued

        Article XI
        Provisional Arrest

1. In case of urgency a Contracting State may apply by means of the facilities of the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) or otherwise for the provisional arrest of the person sought.  The application may be transmitted by post or telegraph or by any other means affording a record in writing.

2. The request for provisional arrest shall contain a description of the person sought, a statement that extradition is to be requested through the diplomatic channel, a statement of the existence of one of the documents mentioned in Article VIII authorizing the arrest of the person, a statement of the punishment that can be, or has been imposed, for the offence and, if requested by the Requested State, a concise statement of the acts or omissions alleged to constitute the offence.

3. On receipt of an application for provisional arrest, the Requested State shall take the necessary steps to secure the arrest of the person sought and shall promptly notify the Requesting State of the results of its request.

4. A person arrested upon an application for provisional arrest may be set at liberty upon the expiration of sixty days from the date of that person's arrest if a request for extradition has not been received.

5. The release of a person pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Article shall not prevent the institution of proceedings with a view to extraditing the person if the request is subsequently received.

        Article XII
        Translation

The request for extradition and the documents submitted in support thereof shall be accompanied by a translation into the language of the Requested State.

        SCHEDULE—continued

        Article XIII
        Requests for Extradition from more than one State

If the Requested State receives requests for the extradition of the same person, whether for the same or different offences, from the other Contracting State and from one or more States, it shall determine to which of the States it shall surrender the person.  In making its determination it shall take into account, inter alia, the following factors:
         (a) if the requests relate to different offences, the relative seriousness of the offences;
         (b) the time and place