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26 JUN 1937
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TELNO $2512
TO PRIORITY FCO
OF 26065OZ JUNE 87
FALM CENSORSHIP
REGISTRY
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Action Taken
MARTIN LEE HAS NOW GIVEN FORMAL NOTICE THAT ON 8 JULY HE WILL MOVE TO STRANKE OUT THE 'GOOD RELATIONS GROUND' OF THE REGULATIONS. HE APPEARS TO BE SHIFTING GROUND FROM A PURELY LEGAL ATTACK TO A POLITICAL ATTACK. WE BELIEVE THAT SOME MEMBERS ARE CONCERNED THAT AS HMG HAS NOT SIGNED THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO FAIL TO LIMIT THE CENSORS POWERS IN TERMS OF ARTICLE 19(3) LEAVES AN AGGRIEVED PERSON WITHOUT A REMEDY. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD HELP US ON THIS PARTICULAR WITH BACKGROUND AS TO WHY HMG DAID NOT SIGN THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL.
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