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TO ROUTINE BELMOPAN TELNO 232. OF 9 DECEMBER AND TO CERTAIN

OTHER POSTS.

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

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1. THE FOLLOWING PQ HAS BEEN TABLED FOR ORAL REPLY:- LORD KENNET

TO ASK HMG HOW MANY PERSONS HAVE BEEN EXECUTED IN CROWN COLONIES

AND DEPENDENT TERRITORIES, AND IN WHICH, SINCE THE LAST PERSON

WAS EXECUTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

2. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ANSWER AND BRIEFING FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES, PLEASE PROVIDE BY 10 JANUARY 1978 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

REGARDING PERSONS EXECUTED IN YOUR TERRITORY SINCE 13 AUGUST 1964:- (A) DATE OF EXECUTION:

(B) NAME OF PERSON SENTENCED:

(C) DATE SENTENCED PASSED:

(D) CONVICTED FOR ?

AND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REGARDING THOSE REPRIEVED:-

(A) DATE OF REPRIEVE:

(B) REASON FOR REPRIEVE:

(C) AUTHORITY FOR REPRIEVE (IF OTHER THAN GOVERNOR),

PLEASE ALSO GIVE, WHERE APPROPRIATE, THE DATE OF LOCAL ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU CONSIDER RELEVANT.

3. WOULD POSTS IN COUNTRIES NOW INDEPENDENT PLEASE OBTAIN

SIMILAR INFORMATION FOR THEIR COUNTRY FROM 30 AUGUST 1964 TO DATE OF INDEPENDENCE. WAS DEATH PENALTY RETAINED, OR RE-INTRODUCED, AFTER INDEPENDENCE? IF SO, PLEASE GIVE NUMBERS OF EXECUTIONS CARRIED OUT AND NUMBER OF REPRIEVES GRANTED IN EACH YEAR SINCE . INDEPENDENCE IN ADDITION TO INFORMATION FOR PERIOD UP TO

INDEPENDENCE.

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