TNAG-0486-FCO40-551-Review-of-death-sentence-in-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 117

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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 121 OF 31 JANUARY, 1974

FROM STUART,

YOUR TELNO. 43: DEATH SENTENCE: LIU CHU.

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1. MR BLAKER HAS STUDIED THE PAPERS, BUT WOULD LIKE TO WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE YOUR COMMENTS ON THE RESIDUAL POINTS RAISED BY THE HOME OFFICE, AND WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SUBMIT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE,

2. BECAUSE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S ABSENCE, THIS MEANS

THAT WE CANNOT SEND YOU EVEN AN INFORMAL INDICATION OF MINISTERS' VIEWS UNTIL THE THIRD WEEK IN FEBRUARY,

APOLOGIES.

DOUGLAS HOME

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LEGAL ADVISERS

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PS/! MR.BLAKER

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