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CONFIDENTIAL"
NCK 14/16
TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 544 OF 17TH MAY, 1973.
MY TELEGRAM 536: FUTURE POLICY OVER DEATH SENTENCES.
ON REFLECTION I SEE LITTLE TO BE GAINED BY AN IMMEDIATE REPLY,
AND A GOOD DEAL TO DE GAINED BY WAITING TILL WE CAN SEE THROUGH
THE DUST · THOUGH THE QUESTION POSED IN MY TEL IS BASIC TO A SOL-
UTION. IN ANY CASE YOU MIGHT WISH TO AWAIT DISCUSSION WITH STUAGT
WHO LEAVES HERE THIS EVENING,
2. I WILL TELEGRAPH FURTHER ON MY ESTIMATE OF WHEN THIS PROBLEM IS
LIKELY TO ARISE AGAIN IN AN ACUTE FORM..
MACLEHOSE
DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION
HKIOD
LEGAL ADVISERS
K'
GIBRALTAR & GENERAL DEPT: NEWS DEPT:
860
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