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HAB 380/1
12 APR 1991
Dependent Territories: Capital Punishment
1. When we met on February 14 to discuss my proposal to abolish capital punishment for murder in the Caribbean dependent territories, we agreed that our Governors should consult their local Legislative Councils before I made a final recommendation for action to colleagues. It was also agreed that if my advice remained in favour of abolition this would be announced through a Parliamentary answer when an Order in Council was made.
2. Instructions were sent to the Governors to initiate consultations between 25 February and mid March. Some spoke not only to political leaders in their territory but also canvassed opinion outside the Legislative Councils eg among the Churches. The result was mixed. The strongest line against abolition was taken by the British Virgin Islands, but in their case
Mark Lennox-Boyd had an opportunity of setting out our
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