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Mr Rushford

Mr Champion

Mr Richardson

FUGITIVE OFFENDERS ACT

1.

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Mr Royle has said that he wants to return to the charge with the Home Office with the aim of agreeing to change the double criminality rule in its application to the dependent territories; but without retrospection, so that Mr Godber should go free.

2.

I attach a draft submission and minute on which I would be very grateful for your early comments.

ACSE

A C Stuart

24 October 1973

Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Department

DO 145:77 219242 500M 4/73 GM 1613 /

CONFIDENTIAL,