TNAG-1004-FCO40-1248-Capital-punishment-in-the-Dependent-Territories-1981 — Page 12

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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN INDEPENDENT TERRITORIES

BBR

1. Mr Luce has seen the attached submission from Mr Clift and Mr Donald's minute, and, after careful consideration, has commented that he agrees with the recommendation. The Minister has commented that to change the present policy might stir things up unnec- essarily and create considerable difficulties. He thinks it is best to let sleeping dogs lie.

2. Mr Luce has further commented that should the question of capital punishment be raised in the future, by the requirement for a further execution (there are, however, no cases pending at the moment), then this would obviously be raised in Parliament and then would be the time to look at all this again.

How Jam.

PL Bean

APS/Mr Luce

4 November 1981

cc:

Mr Donald

Mr Ure

Mr Rushford

Mr Edwards (WIAD)

Mr Clift HKGD)

Miss Brett Pro

BBR G11

Mr. Willians. Jr..

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CONFIDENTIAL

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Also at HKG 380/8

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