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TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 1133 OF 22 DECEMBER 1972

INFO PEKING UKDEL STRASBOURG.

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS.

1. STUART'S LETTER TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARY OF 19 DECEMBER (WHICH LEAVES LONDON IN CONFIDENTIAL BAG A89 TOMORROW) FORWARDS A LETTER

FROM MR PERCY GRIEVE MP ASKING FOR COMMENTS ON BEHALF OF HIS

CONSTITUENT MR IG BEARD ON THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONVENTION TO

COVER HONG KONG.

2.

MR GRIEVE HAS NOW PUT DOWN THE FOLLOWING PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

FOR ORAL REPLY ON 29 JANUARY 1973:

BEGINS

TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, WHAT PROPOSALS HE HAS FOR EXTENDING THE RATIFICATION OF ARTICLE 6

OF THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO INCLUDE THE COLONY

OF HONG KONG.

ENDS.

3.

GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE YOUR COMMENTS AND A REPLY TO STUART'S

LETTER BY 19 JANUARY,

DOUGLAS-HOME

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LEGAL ADVISERS

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PARLIAMENTARY UNIT

MR WILFORD

SIR E NORRIS

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