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AS ONLY PRISONERS WITH SENTENCES OF 7 YEARS OF MORE REMAIN
TO BE CONSIDERED (VERY FEW OF WHOM ARE LIKELY TO BE RECOMMENDED)
AND AS ATTORNEY-GENERAL IS NOW DEPARTING ON 8 WEEKS DUTY AND LEAVE, THE BOARD DOES NOT PROPOSE TO MEET AGAIN UNTIL APPROXIMATELY
THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
6. BOARD OF REVIEW HAS FURTHER RECOMMENDED REDUCTION OF SENTENCE BY EIGHT WEEKS FOR ONE ADDITIONAL YOUNG PRISONER,
IN THE SAME MANNER AS HAS BEEN DONE IN PREVIOUS
CASES OF YOUNG PRISONERS (MY TELEGRAM 374 REFERS). THIS RECOMM- ENDATION 1 AM ACCEPTING IMMEDIATELY.
(F C O PLS PASS PEKING...)
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED'
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