TNAG-0555-FCO40-650-Review-of-death-sentence-in-Hong-Kong-1975 — Page 59

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AMEDIATE

CYPHER CAT/A

GRPS 190

FM HONG KONG 050655Z

SECRET

DESKBY 050950Z

SECRET

RICEVID

DECISO. 1

-5 NOV 1975

HICK 14/

TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELEGRAM NO 1113 OF 5 NOVEMBER,

MIPT.

STATEMENT IS AS FOLLOWS:-

я

PARAS 1-3 AS IN YOUR TELEGRAM NO 854, WITH FOLLOWING

AMENDMENTS:

(A) YOUR PARA 2: FOR ''ELSEWHERE'' SUBSTITUTE IN THE UNITED

KINGDOM''

(B) YOUR PARA 3(1): AFTER ''BUT" IN SECOND SENTENCE, INSERT

''UNFORTUNATELY''

(C) YOUR PARA 3(11): DELETE 5TH SENTENCE

(D) 6TH SENTENCE DELETE ONE OF THESE REALITIES IS" AND SUBSTITUTE IN TENDERING HIS ADVICE TO THE QUEEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE MUST FACE THE FACT''.

2. NEW PARAGRAPH 4: ''I WELL UNDERSTAND THE SENSE OF FRUSTRATION OF HON MEMBERS AT THIS SITUATION WHICH IS SHARED BY YOUR

GOVERNMENT''.

3. PARAS 9-19 OF MY TELEGRAM NO 1100, CMITTING PARAS 11-15 INCLUSIVE, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS:

(A) PARA 10 OF TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE: ADD AT END AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO AS LONG AS THERE IS NO RECONCILIATION OF VIEWS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE DEATH PENALTY BETWEEN THE

UNITED KINGDOM AND HONG KONG''

(B) PARA 16 OF TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE: INSERT AT THE BEGINNING ''WHATEVER THE OUTCOME OF THESE REPRESENTATIONS MAY BE''

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/ (C) PARA 17