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FM UKMIS NEW YORK 071553Z FEB 79

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 212 OF 7 FEBRUARY

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· 1. WE HAVE NOT GIVEN ANY SUCH ASSURANCE TO THE UN SECRETARIAT, NOR ARE WE AWARE OF ANY STATEMENT BY THEM WHICH COULD HAVE PROMPTED THE RADIO ANTILLES NEWS ITEM. WE HAVE CHECKED CUR OWN RECENT STATEMENTS ON ALL SUBJECTS WHICH COULD HAVE ANY RELEVANCE AND CAN FIND NOTHING WHICH MIGHT HAVE PROMPTED THE SECRETARIAT TO DRAW THE CONCLUSION THAT THERE WOULD BE NO MORE EXECUTIONS.

2. WE ARE RELUCTANT TO ASK THE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES OR HUMAN RIGHTS SECTIONS OF THE SECRETARIAT IF THEY CAN CAST ANY LIGHT SINCE, IF RADIO ANTILLES HAS SIMPLY MADE A MISTABLE, WE MIGHT PROVOKE INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT WHERE NONE EXISTS AT PRESENT.

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