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Ideally all the remaining prisoners
should be granted full remission.
It is most
unlikely that the Governor would agree to
this.Hong Kong telegram no. 183 of 21 March
thingfal set out the categories of offences at that
When the mere (15 still detament
They were:-
time.
(a) Crimes of violence. 5
(b)
Possession of offensive weapons (either
personal possession or being on premises
where such weapons were found).
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We have in the past been able to persuade the
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Ceverner to release 6 sick prisoners and
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he has also agreed to consider releasing some
5 female prisoners. This would not be
regarded by the Chinese as an adequate gesture.
Mr. Wilford's submission of 22 September refer-
red to the possibility of a review of
exemplary sentences. The draft telegram
leaves it open to the Governor to consider in
which category the releases should fall. I
would hope that the Governor would find himself
able to agree to the release now of well over
ант half.
that the remanter of the prismers
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Wilford i dreft before he left for the Five Praver Defence Fficials com
mference. Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference.
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views.
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