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sentences being passed in Chile we should pll representations to the Junta. When the four P sentences in question were passed, the French Presidency made a new suggestion that in addition we should all declare our willingness to offer sanctuary to all those whose death or prison silence was commuted and sent into exile instead. For 1223 to have agreed to' this blanket acceptance would have been to ignore our longstanding policy of looking at each application for entry to the UK separately.
We therefore said to the French that we had som: reserva. tions about that particular point, though of college we warmly supported the idea of coordinated representations about the death sentences themselves.
I should perhaps add that several other goverments shared our reservations about that part of the 'rench proposal. What is perfectly clear is tt We in no way rejected the general proposal for joint representations.
I am sending a copy of this letter to Alex 1. the Home Office.
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