TNAG-1126-FCO40-1401-Homosexuality-in-the-Dependent-Territories-1982 — Page 18

Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SW1A 2AH

MKS 380/1

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M G Jarrett Esq

Campaign for Homosexual Equality

274 Upper Street

LONDON

N1 2UA

Telephone 01- 233 4475

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Your reference

Our reference

Date

17 March 1982

Thank you for your letter of 5 February.

The local law on homosexuality is, as you realise, essentially a matter for the territories' governments, which enjoy a large measure of autonomy. But I can confirm that those Dependent Territories which are party to the European Convention on Human Rights and which recognise the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights have been made aware of the recent decision of the Council of Europe on homosexuality.

G C Livesey

Hong Kong and General Department