GPS 100
PRIORITY
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FM F C O 311900Z
CONFIDENTIAL.
CONFIDENTIAL
(HK)
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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 121 OF 31 JANUARY, 1974
FROM STUART,
YOUR TELNO. 43: DEATH SENTENCE: LIU CHU.
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1. MR BLAKER HAS STUDIED THE PAPERS, BUT WOULD LIKE TO WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE YOUR COMMENTS ON THE RESIDUAL POINTS RAISED BY THE HOME OFFICE, AND WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SUBMIT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE,
2. BECAUSE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S ABSENCE, THIS MEANS
THAT WE CANNOT SEND YOU EVEN AN INFORMAL INDICATION OF MINISTERS' VIEWS UNTIL THE THIRD WEEK IN FEBRUARY,
APOLOGIES.
DOUGLAS HOME
FILES
HKICD
LEGAL ADVISERS
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PS/! MR.BLAKER
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