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A Hewins Esq

Home Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SW1A 2AH

Telephone 01-

UNR 241/32

233 3149

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Your reference

Our reference UNR 241/32

Decir

COMMONWEALTH HUMAN RIGHTS:

1022/400

Date

10 December 1982

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PROPOSED ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE

PROTECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS

L. The forthcoming meeting in Sri Lanka (Febraury, 1983) of Commonwealth Law Ministers (CLMM) will consider inter alia a proposal to establish an Advisory Committee for the protection and maintenance of human rights, as instructed by the 1981 meeting of Commonwealth Heads of Government. (Correspondence on the question of Commonwealth human rights machinery rests with Williams' letter to Johnson (Home Office) and other addressees of 20 May 1982)2

2.

Our delegation to the CLMM next year is likely to be led by the Law Officers (possibly the Attorney-General) supported by officials, including an FCO Legal Adviser.

The Attorney- General of Hong Kong may also be included.

Failing comments,

3. I attach a draft brief and would be grateful for your comments and those of other addressees by 22 December.

I shall assume the brief to have been agreed.

Youn

Jack Lecker.

CC:

Mr H Steel

NP Carter

United Nations Department

Attorney-General's Chambers.

Mr M Collon - Lord Chancellor's Office

Mr D Hill Northern Ireland Office

Mr D C Macrae Lord Advocate's Chambers

Mr J Hallowell - DHSS

Mr D Griffiths - DES

CCD (Mr Byrne)

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Mr Edwards - Legal Advisers