TNAG-0602-FCO40-750-Capital-punishment-in-Dependent-Territories-1977 — Page 72

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5. AS LLOYD ALSO TOLD SULLIVAN, THE PLP HAVE NOT ONLY HAD PLENTY CF OPPORTUNITIES TO RAISE THE ISSUE OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN THE

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY HERE OVER MANY MONTHS, THEY EVEN HAD A CHANCE LAST FRIDAY, AFTER THE DATE OF THE EXECUTIONS HAD BEEN ANNOUNCED.

MOREOVER THERE WERE SEVERAL ITEMS ON THE ORDER PAPER THAT DAY (INCLUDING SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES FOR EXPENDITURE RESULTING FROM THE MURDER ENQUIRIES AND TRIALS) WHICH AFFORDED SPECIFIC

OCCASIONS FOR COMMENT. BUT NO MEMBER THEN MENTIONED THE SUBJECT.

RAMSBOTH AM

FILES WIAD

HK & GD

OPA

NEWS D

PS

PS/MR. ROWLANDS

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS PS/PUS

SIR A DUFF MR. STRATTON MR.CORTAZZT MR. POSNETT

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