Mr Rushford
CONFIDENTIAL
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Mr Champion
Mr Richardson
FUGITIVE OFFENDERS ACT
1.
Mr Royle has said that he wants to return to the charge with the Home Office with the aim of agreeing to change the double criminality rule in its application to the dependent territories; but without retrospection, so that Mr Godber should go free.
2.
I attach a draft submission and minute on which I would be very grateful for your early comments.
ACSIS
A C Stuart
Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Department
24 October 1973