TNAG-0400-FCO40-446-Review-of-the-death-sentence-in-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 50

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Top Secret.

Secret.

Confidential.

Restricted.

Unclassified.

DRAFT

SUBMISSION

To:-

Lt Col The Rt Hon Sir Martin

Charteris KCB KCVO OBE Private Secretary to The Queen Buckingham Palace

Type 1 +

P.S.

FROM

'Secretary of State

Telephone No. Ext.

Department

PRIVACY MARKING

In Confidence

I attach for submission to Her Majesty a petition

for mercy from TSON KWOK-CHEONG, a convicted

prisoner in Hong Kong I also attach Sir Alec

Douglas-Home's formal submission to Her Majesty

in which he advises that a conditional pardon

should be granted.

I further attach an Instrument of Pardon for Her

Majesty to sign [in the top right-hand corner]

in the event of the recommendation being accepted.

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