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Your telegram No 1180: BLAIR-KERR REPORT
There are
1. The position regarding the Fugitive Offenders Act
remains as explained in my telegram No 1031.
considerable difficulties but the question is still under
examination.
2.
Amendment to Colonial Regulations (paras 5 - 7 of
your tel); Our suggested amendment was drafted to take
account of the sound principle that a person should not
twice be put in danger of punishment for the same oilence.
We agree that there is a problem of definition, out this
no. No is true of any possible formula. Moreover the amendment
now prepese is not necessary to enable you to get rid of an
officer quickly and quietly from the public service, despite
/his acquittal