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BERMUDA: LETTER FROM MR COLIN BAGNALL
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HKG 3867
16 JAN 1978
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1 Mr Bagnall was one of many who sent messages to the Secretary Flag Af State protesting about the recent executions in Bermuda. Flag BHe was sent a reply from this department.
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2. He has now returned to the charge claiming that the Secretary of State should have granted a reprieve as the only course of action for an abolitionist, regardless of the consequences: many
It does sincere people will no doubt share Mr Bagnall's opinion. however over-simplify the problem in supposing that the moral arguments were all on one side.
3. I attach a draft reply which, while it will probably not satisfy Mr Bagnall, should at least convince him that the
decision was not taken lightly, nor was it based only on cold legal and constitutional arguments.
9 January 1978
CC:
PS/Mr Rowlands Mr Duff
J AVB Stewart
Hong Kong & General Dept
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