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DESKBY 190900Z
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IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 842 OF 19 AUGUST.
YOUR TELNO. PERSONAL 76 TO BELMOPAN OF 9 AUGUST AND TO HONG KONG.
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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN DEPENDENT TERRITORIES.
IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR TELEGRAM YOU SAY THE THE ''CREECH JONES'' FORMULA REMAINS UNDISTURBED IN RELATION TO ALL DEPENDENT TERRITORIES OTHER THAN HONG KONG.
2. WHEN THE QUESTIONS RAISED IN YOUR TELEGRAM ARE CONSIDERED IN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON TUESDAY 23 AUGUST, WE ARE SURE TO BE ASKED FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITION IN OTHER TERRITORIES.
3. WE SHOULD LIKE THEREFORE TO KNOW WHETHER THE FORMULA HAS NOT BEEN BREACHED IN OTHER TERRITORIES BECAUSE LOCAL WISHES HAVE PREVAILED AND DEATH SENTENCES HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT OR WHETHER THE FORMULA HAS NOT BEEN BREACHED BECAUSE DEATH SENTENCES HAVE BEEN COMMUTED LOCALLY WITHOUT INTERVENTION BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
4. GRATEFUL FOR REPLY BY 0908 MONDAY 22 AUGUST.
MACLEHOSE
FILE S. HK & GD
WTAD
M AND C D RES D MP POSNETT
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COPIES TO MR BICKFORD SIR CLIVE ROSE MR G DE WINTON
MR A MF WEBB
CABINET OFFICE
LAW OFFICERS DEFT LORD CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE
MISS M A CLAYTON HOME OFFICE
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