TNAG-0719-FCO40-917-Capital-punishment-in-the-Dependent-Territories-1978 — Page 128

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implications for the future. In the shorter term it will clearly be important to ensure that the enquiry into the recent disorders is thorough and independent. 1 have leurd this afternoon through CPA channels that the Leader or the Opposition in Bermuda (and Jacklyn's lawyer) is trying to organize pressure on the Governor for the appointment of a Royal Commission.

21 December 1977

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