CONFIDENTIAL
MILITARY COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE.
THE GOVERNMENT PROSECUTOR
THEY ARE
YESTERDAY ASKED FOR THE DEATH SENTENCE ON THE FOUR RING LEADERS OF THE SMUGGLING, ONE OF WHOM IS HONG, ACCUSED OF SABOTAGING THE NATIONAL ECONOMY, A STATUTORY OFFENCE, A MEMBER OF MY STAFF THIS MORNING CALLED AT THE MFA TO REMIND THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES THAT THEY HAD UNDERTAKEN THAT NONE OF THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WOULD BE EXECUTED AND TO ASK WHETHER IN PRACTICE THERE WAS A CHANCE THAT HONG COULD BE SENTENCED TO DEATH OR THAT THE SENTENCE WOULD BE CARRIED OUT. I SHALL KEEP YOU INFORMED OF THE REPLY.
BUSHELL
FILES HKIOD
SEAD
M & VD
M & TD
LEGAL ADVISERS
DEFENCE DEPT
GIPD
NEWS DEPT
PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS PS/PUS
MR WILFORD
MR MALE
SIR D WATSON
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
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