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Hhiep. Private cretary B Secretary

PIA

And 2/5 HKK 14/16.

DLATH SENTENCE IN DEPENDENT TERRITORIES

1. Mr. Royle has seen a copy of Gibraltar and General Department's paper on this subject and has commented that the alternative in the second half of paragraph 9 [1.e. that it should be mude known that in every case where a person. under capital sentence petitioned The Queen, She would, as a matter of policy, invariably be advised to exercise the Prerogative of Mercy] might be the answer for a brief period.

30 April, 1973

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D. B. C. Logan

cc. to: Mr. Elliott

Sir D. Hutson

Sir V. Evans

. Larmour

IT. Wilford

Mr. Stuart (H.K.I.O.D.) Mr. Chaw (G.&G.D)

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