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TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 1133 OF 22 DECEMBER 1972
INFO PEKING UKDEL STRASBOURG.
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS.
1. STUART'S LETTER TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARY OF 19 DECEMBER (WHICH LEAVES LONDON IN CONFIDENTIAL BAG A89 TOMORROW) FORWARDS A LETTER
FROM MR PERCY GRIEVE MP ASKING FOR COMMENTS ON BEHALF OF HIS
CONSTITUENT MR IG BEARD ON THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONVENTION TO
COVER HONG KONG.
2.
MR GRIEVE HAS NOW PUT DOWN THE FOLLOWING PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
FOR ORAL REPLY ON 29 JANUARY 1973:
BEGINS
TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, WHAT PROPOSALS HE HAS FOR EXTENDING THE RATIFICATION OF ARTICLE 6
OF THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO INCLUDE THE COLONY
OF HONG KONG.
ENDS.
3.
GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE YOUR COMMENTS AND A REPLY TO STUART'S
LETTER BY 19 JANUARY,
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