TNAG-0400-FCO40-446-Review-of-the-death-sentence-in-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 141

CONFIDENTIAL Kİ,

1104/16

Mr P H Grattan APS to the Secretary of State

Pla

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DEATH SENTENCES IN DEPENDENT TERRITORIES

1. A first draft paper is attached herewith answering the questions posed in your minute dated 25 April. It has been cleared with the Legal Advisers. HKIOD and WIAD have been consulted and concur generally.

2. You asked me over the telephone to supply some background reading material. A folder is attached accordingly containing photostats of the more recent documents of significance on some of which the Secretary of State and Fir Godber have minuted.

P. Scanlon

P Scanlon

Gibraltar and General Department

26 April 1973

copied (with copies of paper) to:

PS to PUS

Sir Duncan Watson

Mr Larmour

PS to Mr Royle

Mr Wilford

Sir Vincent Evans

Mr Watts

Mr Bickford

Mr Stuart

Mr Huijsman

CONFIDENTIAL

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