TNAG-0604-FCO40-752-Capital-punishment-in-Dependent-Territories-1977 — Page 23

BY BAG

FROM FUNAFUT I

UNCLASSIFIED

SAVING TELEGRAM

TO FCO TELNO 2 SAVING OF 20 DECEMBER 1977.

CAPITAL PINOSTRANO

321

Please refer to your telegran number 232 of 9th December to

Belmopen

2.

The de th penalty has never existed in Tuvalu. in the old Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony in 1965.

It was abolished

3. Thus no persons have ever been executed in Suvalu.

LAYNG

FILES

HK & GD (5) PDTD

LEGAL ADVISERS

RESEARCH D MR POSNETT

нка 386)

RECEIVED IN TE

· 4 JAN 1978

DESK OFFICER INDEX

No

FA

NO. 51

REGISTRY Action Taken

D.St ве

(402