Cover Letter No.1

Mr. Derek A. Doornbos C/o Royal Canadian Mounted Police International Affairs Office 1200 Vanier Parkway Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0R2

Date:

Friday, April 27, 2001

Subject:

Civil Case S004040 Vancouver Registry Supreme Court

Dear Mr. Doornbos, Please be advised that you are named personally as a defendant in the above subject law suit as brought before the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Enclosed for your attention are the following documents: 1. An Endorsement of the court for service Ex Juris. 2. The Writ of Summons. 3. Statement of Claim. 4. A Notice of Motion, under Rule 65 Rules of the Court, by Defendant, the Republic of Bulgaria. 5. An Outline in Form 125 Part I of Defendant, the Republic of Bulgaria. 6. The Affidavit of Ms. Maya Dobreva. 7. The Response in Form 125 Part II of the Plaintiffs 8. The Affidavit of Attorney Anatol Lukanov. 9. A Notice of Motion, under Rule 65 Rules of the Court, by parties of interest, Mr. Robert and Tatiana Kap. 10. An Outline in Form 125 Part I of the Applicants, the Kaps.

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11. The Affidavit of Robert Kap. 12. A Notice to Admit to the Defendants. If you choose to respond you must do so directly to the Supreme Court as pertains to the matters contained in items 1 to 3 above and copy me. If you choose to respond, as a party of record to items 4 to 11 above you must do so directly to each party and copy me. Any responsive pleadings or notice you wish to serve on the Plaintiffs are to be served only to me and directly as their representative. The service of any documents requiring proof of service and a responsive pleading must be served in compliance to the Hague Convention for such service. As a practical matter of such service and the time required effecting a response I request that we should fix the time according to the circumstances. Your attorney in such an instance may petition the Central Authority of the Republic of Bulgaria and provide service to me as follows: C/o:

Ministry of Justice For: Republic of Bulgaria Department of International Legal Assistance 1 Slavianska Street 1040 Sofia, Bulgaria

Michael Kapoustin Sofia Penitentiary 13th Section 21, "Stoletov" St 1309 Sofia

Copies of documents or correspondence may be posted directly to me.

Respectfully Michael Kapoustin cc. Mr. Gar Pardy Director General JPD Consular Affairs Bureau Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Lester B. Pearson Building Tower B3 125 Sussex Drive

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Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2 Canada C/o Embassy in Bucharest Defendant, the Republic of Bulgaria Ministry of Justice Interested Parties: Mr. Robert Kap Tracy Kapoustin Patrick Lewis Civil Case S004040 Vancouver Registry Supreme Court

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