Mr McLaren (HKGD)
CONFIDENTIAL
HKG 380/1
RECEIVED
12 DEC 1978
DESK OFFuck
INDEX
No
PA
1241
40. 51
PLGISTRY Action Taken
PX
301
See 35
(HKG 380/3)
Capital Punishment in the Dependent Territories
(300
The Secretary of State has seen your minute of 5 December covering the latest monthly review of outstanding capital cases in the Dependent Territories. He has commented:
"I had better know more. We really cannot go through this again."
The Secretary of State has also said that he is in favour of our sending a psychiatrist from the United Kingdom.
I should be grateful for an early response to the Secretary
of State's request for more information.
submitted through Mr Rowlands.
This should be
Swall
11 December 1978
CC:
PS/Lord Goronwy-Roberts
PS/Mr Luard
PS/PUS
(J S Wall)
Sir A Duff
Mr Hall
Mr Cortazzi
Mr Rushford
Mr Stephen
Mr Posnett (ID(A))
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