TNAG-0722-FCO40-920-Capital-punishment-in-the-Dependent-Territories-1978 — Page 54

From The Minister of State

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David Owen has asked me to thank you for your letter of 26 May about the question of capital punishment in the Dependent Territories.

This is a complex and sensitive problem and it might

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be best if I explained the background to you orally. you would care to give my Private Secretary a ring on 233 5275 he will arrange a mutually convenient time for us to meet.

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Geoffrey Edge Esq MP House of Commons LONDON SW 1

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