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4.
. IT WOULD BE A GREAT HELP TO ME IN DEALING WITH THE EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL IF THE ANSWER TO 3 (A) COULD BE GIVEN ON ITS MERITS AND KEPT SEPARATE FROM 3 (B). THE COUNCIL IS COMPOSED OF
REASONABLE MEN WHO ARE AWARE OF POLITICAL REALITIES IN THE
U.K. BUT WILL RESENT ANY ATTEMPT TO BEND EITHER FACT OR THE
LAW TO SUIT THESE REALITIES.
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5. SIMILARLY, I APPRECIATE THAT WHILE THE ANSWER TO 3 (A) MAY
BE AFFIRMATIVE, AS I BELIEVE IT TO BE IN THIS CASE, THHE AANSWERS TO 3(B)(1) AND (11) MAY DOTH BE NEGATIVE, BECAUSE, IF I HAVE UNDERSTOOD THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF YOUR TELEGRAM NO 106, IT MIGHT BE
EQUALLY DIFFICULT FOR THE S OF S TO UPHOLD AN EXECUTION OR
TO OBOLISH THE DEATH SENTENCE. IF THIS IS THE CASE I WOULD BE GRATEFU
IF IT COULD BE STATED TO ME FRANKLY.
MACLEHOSE
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GIB & GEN D LEGAL ADVISERS PS/MR BLAKER SIR D WATSON MR YOUDE
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