TNAG-0602-FCO40-750-Capital-punishment-in-Dependent-Territories-1977 — Page 106

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41 Gwender road

London

Wide 9BG

231

in Jasper / For reply pull 30th November 1977

Right Hon. David Owen Esq,

Dear Sir,

with

સો

you

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RALIVED Berigte

- 2 DEC 1977

No

Cak

1) Hel. Tedy to

follow

... 512) HK & Gen Dept. to reply. gur /12

Impending

execution in Bermuda of E. Burrows and

L. Tacklyn, I urge you as

to use your powers

two men

to

Foreign Secretary

stop the hanging of these

On the following grounds:

No

a) That Capital Punishment is no longer resorted

to

as a

means

of punishment in the United and this fact should be taken into account in the present curcunstances arising

Kingdom

а

Crown Colony.

b) that E. Burrows and L. Tacklyn

sentenced an

were

questionable evidence as

you well Karow.

other

that

Hoping private citizens like

and those of my plea alizers like myself.

encourage you

matter,

Оли

to whervere in this

will

Yours farth fuller

HJ Arcó

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