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FM FCO
Anne Sharpe
TO IMMEDIATE KUALA LUMPUR
TELNO DISTRESS 19
OF 01123OZ JUNE 89
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
4425
gean to Hllen 385/2
DA
36
147114
MDHOAN 2325
FROM CONSULAR DEPT
YR DISTRESS 29: GREGORY AND THE HONG KONG EIGHT
YOUR PARA 1: WE ARE SUBMITTING TO NO 10 URGENTLY. WE WILL TELEGRAPH TEXT AND AUTHORITY ASAP.
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2.
YOUR PARA 2: AGREED. WE ALSO AGREE ANNOUNCEMENT IN YOUR PARA 4 EXCEPT THAT 4B(II) SHOULD READ 'EMPHASIS ON THE FACT THAT BOTH GREGORY AND, IF APPROPRIATE, THE HK8, COMMITTED THEIR OFFENCES BEFORE THE DEATH SENTENCE BECAME MANDATORY IN MALAYSIA, AND THAT THE DEATH SENTENCE HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR MANY YEARS IN UK AND IS NOT APPLICABLE TO DRUG TRAFFICKING IN HONG KONG OR UK'.
(THERE HAS RECENTLY BEEN AN EXECUTION IN HONG KONG FOR A 11? Consulur
PARTICULARLY NASTY CHILD MURDER).
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4 =
SEAD ARE RESPONDING TO YOUR PARA 5.
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WE ARE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH GREGORY FAMILY AND WILL TAKE YOUR PARA 6 INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN ADVISING THEM.
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