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3. I AM SORRY TO HAVE TO LET YOU KNOW (AS ONE OF THOSE AGGRAVATING COINCIDENCES IN LIFE) THAT WE HAVE JUST HEARD OF AN IMPENDING EXECUTION IN BELIZE (WHERE THE GOVERNOR REACHES HIS DECISIONS AFTER CONSULTATION WITH ELECTED MINISTERS UNDER AN ADVANCED CONSTITUTION). WE DO NOT KNOW YET WHETHER THERE WILL BE A PETITION UNDER THE RESIDUAL PREROGATIVE, OR WHAT PUBLICITY THERE MAY BE. BUT I WILL KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH YOU, WITH THE AIM OF AVOIDING OR MINIMISING ANY AWKWARD CROSS-BEARING ON THE SITUATION WHICH YOU HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO ACHIEVE.
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