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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2392
OF 31090OZ JULY 90
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PERSONAL FOR MARSDEN, HKD, FROM ACTING GOVERNOR
YOUR TELNO 1441: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN THE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES
THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT IN TUR. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHEN IT IS INTENDED THAT THE ORDER-IN-COUNCIL WILL BE PASSED AND WHEN NEWS OF IT IS LIKELY TO BECOME PUBLIC.
2. IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL START WORK ON A LINE TO TAKE. AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS WILL BE THE REASONS WHY HMG HAS DECIDED TO ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN THE FIVE CARIBBEAN DEPENDENT TERRITORIES, ON WHICH I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR A LINE IN DUE COURSE.
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LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MCLAREN
MR BURNS
MR BEAMISH
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