TNAG-0723-FCO40-921-Capital-punishment-in-the-Dependent-Territories-1978 — Page 15

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(A) ITS SCOPE IS MORE LIMITED: AND

(B) THE CONCEPT OF DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY CAN BE INTRODUCED,

FOR APPLICATION WHERE APPROPRIATE.

AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND, I WAS INTERESTED TO SEE (FROM CENTROFORM TELNO RETRACT 77922 NOV) THAT MR LUARD TOLD THE HOUSE

OF COMMONS THAT THE GOVERNMENT STILL INTENDED TO SEEK, IN DUE COURSE, PARLIAMENT'S VIEWS ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER DEPENDENT TERRITORIES SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO RETAIN CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

DO YOU NOW EXPECT THAT THEY WILL BE SOUGHT IN THE FORESEEABLE

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