TNAG-0601-FCO40-749-Capital-punishment-in-Dependent-Territories-1977 — Page 15

Mr Quatrill Mr Stewart

Covering

CONFIDENTIAL

CAPITAL FUNISHMENT

191

Reference

HKG 380/1

HKG 386/

RECEIVED DISTRY NO. 51 22 NOV 1977

DESK OFFIZUR INDEX

! REGISTRY

Action Taken

No

Ex

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202-206

CODE 18.77

1. I attach draft letters as requested; one to Mr Wallace in the BVI and one to Governors of the other four territories concernЯed bringing them up-to-date in the subject.

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2. I do not think we need to clear any postponement of further action since it seems to have been recognised in GEN 103 that " 9 general change of policy made immediately after the case is disposed might look like a response to pressure". (Mr Foot's letter of 19 October to the Prime Minister folio 157)

3. In the event of the postponement being questioned we could readily justify it by reference to Mr Wallace's letter about the Gaston case.

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D C Levoir

HKGD

21.11.77

A telegram has to Hong Kong, and we have, i consultation with wind, prepared a background note for News Dept. You wanted to consider frother whether to despatch the attached drafts before or after reporting to Minister on recent developments including the Gaston case. The next bag to BVI is on Monday 28 November, 4p.m.

/ Drafts to issue

Quarhill

W.E. Quantill

231,1

cory of a telegram

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2/ I have not seen a corry

3/

We need myently an internative submission toh Routers exips/PUs, Pees Dut celaut te BUI case su

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