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COUNCIL

PROF. J. N. D. ANDERSON, O,B,E,

BRYAN ANNS

PETER ARCHER, Q.C., M.P.

MICHAEL BRYCESON

PETER CARTER-RUCK

MICHAEL ELLMAN

PHILIP ENGLISH

THE LORD FOOT

EDWARD GARDNER, Q.C., M.P.

PROF. J. F. GARNER

WILLIAM GOODHART

PERCY GRIEVE, Q.C., M.P.

PROF. C. J. HAMSON

GLYN HARDWICKE

MUIR HUNTER, Q.C.

TOM KELLOCK, Q.C.

PHILIP KIMBER

JAMES LEMKIN

JUSTICE

(BRITISH SECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURISTS.)

G3)

CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL:

THE RT. HON, LORD GARDINER

VICE-CHAIRMAN:

SIR JOHN FOSTER, K.B.E., Q.C., M.P.

CHAIRMAN OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

GEOFFREY GARRETT

VICE-CHAIRMAN:

LEWIS HAWSER, Q.C.

HONORARY TREASURER:

THE RT. HON. SIR ELWYN JONES, Q.C., M.P.

DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

ALEC SAMUELS

SECRETARY:

TOM SARGANT, O.B.E., J.P.

LEGAL SECRETARY:

R. C. H. BRIGGS

12, CRANE COURT,

FLEET STREET,

LONDON, E.C.4

Telephone: 01-353 9428

Cables: JUSTJURIST LONDON

AINSLIE NAIRN

PAUL SIEGHART

THE HON. SAM SILKIN, Q.C., M.P.

PETER WEBSTER, Q.C.

CHARLES WEGG-PROSSER WILLIAM WELLS, Q.C., M.P.

BASIL WIGODER, Q.C.

YOUR REF.

OUR REF.

ALL COMMUNICATIONS SHOULD BE

ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY

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Ans 297) NXK 14/16,

Dear Sir Alex,

10th May, 1973.

I am enclosing for your information a copy of a Telex message which we have sent to the Governor of Hong Kong.

Insofar as you have power to influence the Governor's decision, we would like to urge you to use it in favour of clemency.

Yours sincerely

Farriver

The Rt. Hon. Sir Alec Douglas-Home, K.T., M.P., Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Office,

Whitehall, S.W. 1.