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economic and social policies.

3. The section on the UK was overtaken by the publication in June

of a separate report entitled 'Amnesty International United Kingdom Human Rights Concerns'. Guidance has been issued to posts

in response to this.

4.

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Hong Kong features again in the annual report, with predictable

interest in treatment of Vietnamese Boat People. Amnesty's concern

in 1990 about abolition of the death penalty in the Dependent

Territories has been overtaken this year by abolition in most of

them.

5. We have sent relevant sections of the report to the Home Office,

Northern Ireland Office and Hong Kong Government. We are asking geographical departments to pass on relevant entries to Posts and

ODA departments.

6.

I am submitting separately on Amnesty's usual request to discuss

the report with Mr Lennox-Boyd.

Dent Valuvy -

DS Walwyn

United Nations Department

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