TNAG-0811-FCO40-1016-Review-of-sentences-passed-on-UK-citizens-by-courts-in-Hong--1978 — Page 5

C5 Division

Home Office

Queen Anne's Gate

LONDON SW1H

9AT

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MK Courtney Esq

Government Secretaria

Lower Albert Road

HONG KONG

HKK

380/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51

Dear Courtney

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2 3 AUG 1978

OFFICER

PA

Direct Line: 01-213 7013

Switchboard:

01-213 3000

Your Ref: (46) in T/C 9/78

Our Ref:

PDP/P8387/5/2

PDP/B17997/5/2

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Thank you for your letter of 10 August enclosing various documents which will be invaluable to us in preparing a detailed summary of the above cases.

2 March.

As you surmise, we propose to put the cases to the joint Home Office/Parole Board committee in accordance with the procedure outlined in paragraph 4 of the telegram of

We are unable to say at this moment when the cases will be so considered, but I imagine that there will now be some delay, possibly even beyond February 1979, to enable the staff at Wakefield prison to properly assess

In

any event, you can be assured that we will keep you fully informed of developments, and if we can be of assistance at any time please do not hesitate to let me know.

I have sent a copy of this letter to Mr Thompson of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for information.

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Yours sincerely

C M DOLPHIN