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WILL REDUCE THE MORAL HEINOUSNESS OF THE OFFENCE. NEVERTHELESS

IN FUTURE MURDERERS WILL FACE LIFE IMPRISONMENT, WHICH WOULD IN

PRACTICE REALLY MEAN LIFE, SAVE ONLY WHERE STRONG HUMANITARIAN CONSIDERATIONS MIGHT JUSTIFY THE EARLIER RELEASE OF A PARTICULAR

OFFENDER.

MACLEHOSE

FILES:

HKIOD (3)

HEAD G & G D

PS

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

PS/FUS

SIR D. WATSON

MR MALE

MR LARMOUR

COPIES TO:

MR. A.R. RUSHFORD LEGAL ADVISERS

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