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CONFIDENTIAL

GPPS 83

CYPHER/CAT A

FM HONG KONG 276648Z

CONFIDENTIAL

MIKIL 14/16

TO ROUTINE F C O TELNO 1362 OF 27TH NOVEMBER, 1973.

YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 975.

TACT

(201

DEATH SENTENCES.

BLF.

(226

I AM SORRY THAT WE HAVE NOT REPLIED SOONER TO YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE. MY LEGAL ADVISERS HAVE ONLY ONE MINOR

COMMENT AND THE MATTER WAS LEFT ON ONE SIDE. WHEN MISS KELLY

VISITED HONG KONG RECENTLY SHE ASKED IF WE WOULD REPLY.

2. MY LEGAL ADVISERS' ONLY COMMENT IS THAT THE WORDS ''BY AND''

SHOULD BE OMITTED FROM THE PENULTIMATE LINE OF PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE

DRAFT ORDER.

MACLEHOSE

FILES

ARIOD

GIB & GEN?

LEGAL ADVISERS

PS

Ps/Pus PS/MR ROYLE

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Tel under

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