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CONFIDENTIAL

BH 133/77 (24)

R REC.DR..

D IN

Nɔ. 51

27 JUN 1977

нка 380/1

Jean Jount

Полек

BELIZE HOUSE,

BELMOPAN.

17th June, 1977

We see below

In my telegram No. 143 of 16 June I let you know that the appeal to the Court of Appeal in the case of Queen v Leopold Jones was dismissed on 11th June, 1977. I shall therefore now be consulting my Mercy Committee in the normal way in order to take advice as to whether or not I should exercise the prerogative of mercy. Meanwhile I am sending in all haste the attached documents for your perusal:-

Now fee Belize

Helgravia

parimal us

(A)

5423

*) 23 June.

(B)

Chief Justice's Report;

Dim

(C)

Folice Report and Criminal Record;

Record of the Trial and Summing Up in the Supreme Court;

(D) Psychiatrist's Report;

(E)

(F)

(G)

Correspondence from relations and others with action taken by me; and a petition received in the Ministry of Home Affairs;

Notice of Appeal

Decision of the Court of Appeal.

2. I will let you have as soon as possible a copy of the judgment in the Court of Appeal and any lawyer's representations on behalf of the accused that may be

made.

JJ27/1

Rth Ijr. Jaga 24h. 2001/2

dir. Shewart or-Ho sem I'mn. Mr. B. Collins, deci

M.B.

(10 notain?)

JJV)

Yours ever

Peter Mer мек

(P. D. McEntee)

J. A. B. Stewart, Esq.,

Dim

24/6

Hong Kong and General Department,

Foreign and Commonwealth Office,

LONDON, S.W. 1.

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