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YOUR TELEGRAM NO 223, 224 AND 225:

DEATH PENALTY LTU CHU

FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM SIR D WATSON

1.

you

When we consult the Executive Council informally, you

will doubtless wish to be fully aware of all the consider-

ations involved in this case, including the political

factors in this country and the views of Ministers on the

questions asked in your telno 224. As you will appreciate,

we cannot give you guidance on this until after the

elections. We therefore think it would be better not to

consult ExCo even informally yet.

2. Meanwhile, however, if you thought it proper to do so,

/we would