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DEATH PENALTY IN THE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES

1. The Secretary of State's Memorandum to the Defence

and Oversea Policy Committee on this subject is due to be

considered at a meeting of the Committee on Wednesday,

11 July at 4.15 pm.

2.

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been cleared with Legal Advisers.

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10 July 1973

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A C Stuart

Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Department

that the Sots should be faced with such very sony an akward paremal problem. If the Cabinet (DOPC) are

which they might prepared to envisage circumstances

almange support the governor and permit Mr Champion the law is necessary in

the law is necessary in H.K. If hower key Legal Advisersany excauation it would

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