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Ihr Wallace's letter below gives us the answer we require: I fear that we now have no alternative but to delay further consideration of the general policy until after the BVI case has run its course. We should therefore advise the Wallace that he should allow the case to przede under the existing laws of the BVI without fear of intervention from hondon (whether he himself will decide to intervene is a different matter). The only cramm- stances in which we might intervene would be if reaction to the decision in the Berunda case were such as to compel a reconsideration of the present policy.

2. N Wallace's letter reminds me that we ought to be keeping OAG's informed of what has been going on. Would you please therefore-

(1) draft a reply from N Stewart, taking in A Duff's point = his minute of 17 November, Jaund giving or Wallace the background to RECEIVER. 5! recent developments;

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THE (11) draft a letter from N Stewart to as many & Governes /ONG's as need to see it (presumably

only those in territories where capital punishnet is retained, other than Bermuda, Hong Kong and BVI) telling them what has happened since we last wrote to them on the subject; (!!!) check with the file to see whether there is an

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