TNAG-0603-FCO40-751-Capital-punishment-in-Dependent-Territories-1977 — Page 60

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IMMEDIATE

GPS 130

RESTRICTED

$

365)

CYPHER CAT A

FM HAMILTON 1517902

RESTRICTED AND PERSONAL

HKC 3861

RECEIVED 141 PRO STRY NO. 51 1 6DEC 1977

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

No

US RY Action Taken

TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELEGRAM NUMBER PERSONAL 54 OF 15 DECEMBER 1977.

YOUR TELNO PERSONAL 46: DEATH SENTENCES.

1.

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE STATEMENT IN MY TELEGRAM NO 220 QUOTE CONFLICTS UNQUOTE WITH YOUR LEGAL ADVICE. THE POINT WAS, I AM TOLD, DISCUSSED AT A MEETING HELD BY THE P.U.S. ON 12 DECEMBER.

2. I AM RELIEVED TO LEARN TODAY THAT THE QUESTION WAS NOT RAISED IN THE ADJOURNMENT DEDATE YESTERDAY. HAD IT FEEY RAISED, AND THE REPLY GIVEN IN THE FORM QUOTED IN YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE, MY POSITION COULD, ONCE AGAIN, HAVE BEEN RENDERED INTOLERABLE HERE, JUST AT THE TIME WHEN I AM TRYING TO RE-ESTABLISH A POSITION FOR MYSELF WHERE I CAN BRING THE PARTIES TOGETHER TO DO SOMETHING

CONSTRUCTIVE.

RAMSBOTHAM

FILES

HK & GJ (5)

WIAD

PS

PS/PUS

SIR-A. DUFF - MR HALL

1

COPIES TO

MR RUSHFORD LEGAL ADVISER

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