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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 234 OF 1 MARCH. 1974

FROM STUART.

YOUR TELNO 262: DEATH SENTENCE CHAN HON-TONG.

1. IN THE LIGHT OF THE ELECTION RESULTS SO FAR IT SEEMS UNLIKELY

THAT MINISTERS WILL BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON THE DEATH PENALTY QUESTION

BEFORE 5 MARCH.

2. UNLESS THEREFORE YOU ARE CONFIDENT THAT YOU WILL IN FACT

COMMUTE, WE THINK IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO POSTPONE YOUR INFORMAL

CONSULTATIONS IN THIS CASE AS WELL.

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