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CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 518 OF 11TH MAY, 1973.

YOUR TELNO 460: DEATH SENTENCE.

I WILL REFLECT ON THE PROPOSALS IN YOUR PARAS. 4, 5 AND 6, BUT I ·

DO SUGGEST WE WOULD BE PRUDENT:

(A) FIRST OF ALL TO GET MONDAY'S DEBATE AND TSOI'S REPRIEVE OUT

OF THE WAY, AND THEN

(B) CONSIDER WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT FUTURE IN THE LIGHT OF THE

SITUATIONS THESE TWO THINGS PRODUCE.

MACLEHOSE

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