PLASCHAL & COLDS LAR
Ik Jones CRE
24 November 1977
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ou will be aware from past correg`ondence resting vito circuler tolerer no ersonal 70 to elment at the subject 01 aboli..in the ccati enalty in dependent territories has been and f Carideration in London. You may also be aware that this discursion was taking plece at a time when two nurderess were TICK entence of death in Bermuda.
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Cabinet Committee, who have been considering this concluded tart it would be wrong to change the "Creech- doctrine at a time when a particular case was under contication, lest it be thought that the roley was being changed purese
simply for the umose of being able to intervent in that cab6 „ccordin ly, the DECICTORY 01 ( tave was not able to intervene in the Bernuca case ven when he was asked to a vicc
ion to the queen on behalf of the concerned wes, heving decir tin ture had been no miser-riage of Justice, he vox it with no kiternative but to recommend that .er ༩༽ shoul NOT accept tuc setition, and that the low should igri 7 Love? vo take its course.
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.inistce did However, 2,10c on the derinabilit, of no (ventual change in the present policy and we hope to return to the sub ect at a tine when there are no cases bending ince there is a case coming up in the
cast coming up in the ritish virgin islands that could lead to a confirmed cath sentence, it may be some months before angtrin more happens.
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