Sir,
Hong Kong 28th February, 1961
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt from you of your Communication (No. 110) of this day's date, enclosing letter from General Dir Hope Grant dated 22nd instant and in reply to the inquiry addressed to me, I beg to say that in passing sentence on the two Seikh Soldiers, I certainly did take into consideration all the mitigating circumstances referred to. I have little doubt that had it not been for the existence
The Hon'ble
M. I. Mercer, Esq.,
Colonial Secretary