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in the telegram are satisfactory.
The Home Office add
that if a similar case were to occur in the UK they would
recommend that the Home Secretary proceed with the issue
of a surrender warrant.
8. It does not seem appropriate for Ministers, as
requested by the Governor, to be expected to commit
themselves in advance to a particular position in
Parliament. The draft telegram goes as far as the
Governor needs to make his decision.
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9. Lord Belstead, to whom the matter was mentioned
during his recent Far Eastern tour, has expressed a
wish to be kept informed of developments in Lam's case.
This submission is therefore being copied to his
Private Secretary.