TNAG-0719-FCO40-917-Capital-punishment-in-the-Dependent-Territories-1978 — Page 61

CONFIDENTIAL

48

372

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12 January 1978

HKC, 386/1

G P Lloyd Esq CMG HAMILTON

RECEIVED

SYNO. 51

12 JAN 1978

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

N.J.J.

THE EXECUTIONS IN BERMUDA

REGISTRY Action Taken

&

(369

1. You will remember the discussion on whether the Governor has power to commute a death sentence after The Queen has refused to intervene (your telegram nos 220 of 10 December, Personal 54 of 15 December and our telegram no. Personal 48 of 16 December). -In paragraph 2 of Personal 48, Tony Duff

promised he would see that "whatever differ- ences of view exist are thoroughly gone into". We have now secured an opinion from Sir Ian Sinclair, the Legal Adviser to the Secretary of State, and I am enclosing a copy of it.

365)

SC:

Sir A Duff

Sir I Sinclair

Mr Rushford Mr Duff (WIAD)

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JA B Stewart