TNAG-0723-FCO40-921-Capital-punishment-in-the-Dependent-Territories-1978 — Page 64

BDA/FO 202/26

00 FCC

GPS 430

DESKBY 271380 Z

CYPHER CAT A

FM HAMILTON 261745Z

CONFIDENTIAL

DESKBY 2710082

MR. STRATTON MR CORTAZZI

284

FIR RUSHFORD, LEGAL

Hal WIAD Tat). HK +GD

for

Re

22/x

Mollatke

producga

A

ADVISER

You are

ум

Jenn

1. the say, Lumentary m

capital premshentem NT's

TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELEGRAM NUMBER 175 OF 26 CCTOBER 1978.

YOUR TELNO 181.

283

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION.

THE PITT REPORT.

RECEN

INDEX

No

See

HKC 3861

TRY NO. 51

30 OCT 1978

..

PA

2711

REGISTRY Action Taken

1 HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:

(A) ON THE DRAFT REPLY. ANY DEPARTURE FROM THE LANGUAGE NORMALLY USED HITHERTO MIGHT BE MISINTERPRETED HERE. SO I SUGGEST THAT THE RELEVANT PART OF THE REPLY SHOULD SAY QUOTE ** REPORT TO BE IMPORTANT FOR THE FUTURE OF BERMUDA. IMPLEMENTATION IS PRIMARILY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BERMUDA GOVERNMENT

(B) ON THE NOTES FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES,

(1) THIRD QUESTION. OCTOBER, NOT ON 26.

(11)

UNQUOTE.

THE THRONE SPEECH IS TO BE GIVEN ON 27 ADVANCE COPIES WILL BE IN TODAY' BAC.

FOURTH QUESTION, PART (A). THE COMMITTEE RECOM IENDED IMPLEMENTATION OVER THREE YEARS, BUT, FOR FINANCIAL EASONS, GOVERNMENT WILL SPREAD THIS OVER A LONGER PERIOD, THUGH ITS LENGTH IS STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION. IN THE CIRCUM,TANCES,

I SUGGEST THAT QUOTE OVER THE NEXT TWO (OR T 'REE?), YEARS UHQUOTE SHOULD BE OMITTED.

FOURTH QUESTION, PART (C). THE LIST 、F POSSIBLE CONSTIT-

(111)