TNAG-0600-FCO40-748-Capital-punishment-in-Dependent-Territories-1977 — Page 112

CODE 18-77

SS 10/76

Mr Jasper asper

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2108 Makan 19.0/8

Hong Kong & General Dept.

Reference

Reg R

I attach a list giving such detail as we have readily available on capital punishment in former British Dependencies,

The list is not as requested in your minute of 5 August.

exhaustive. In the case of Botswana we have no information for 1968, and in the case of Swaziland we have no information for 1969, 1974 and 1975. In the case of PDRY we have one reference to executions in late 1969 or early 1970 but no details of numbers.

2. Although Rhodesia does not fall within the remit you gave us, you may wish to have the attached two FQs which give as much information as anyone is likely to have.

10 August 1977

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JP Bannerman

Research Department

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No. 51 1 1 AUG 1977

HKG 380/1

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