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INANE HISTORY OF ADDICTION, UNLESS THIS COULD BE SHOWN TO

BE IN SOME WAY RELATED TO THE KILLING. THE MEDICAL EVIDENCE DO ES NOT SUGGEST ANY SUCH CONNECTION AND THE DEFENCE NEVER ARGUED THAT HE ACTED UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS. BUT AS YOU KNOW THE COUNCIL INCLUDES TWO DOCTORS WHO ARE AMONGST THE WORLD AUTHORITIES IN THIS FIELD AND I WILL PRESS THEM ON THIS POINT, AND IF EITHER OF THEM EXPRESS DOUBTS I WOULD COMMUTE.

COUNSELS' ADDRESSES.

9. PARA 2 OF YOUR TELEGRAM NO 135 REFERRED TO COUNSEL'S FINAL ADDRESSES. RECORDS OF SUCH ADDRESSES HAVE NOT BEEN KEPT IN HONG KONG BY DIRECTION OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SINCE JANUARY 1973.

MACLEMOSE

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GIB & GEN D LEGAL ADVISERS PS/MR BLAKER SIR D WATSON MR YOUDE

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