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GENERAL SYNOD BOARD FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INTERNATIONAL AND GENERAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (IDAC): REQUEST FOR BRIEFING

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I attach briefing for the IDAC on the Bill of Rights. also attach as background a submission which we put up to the Secretary of State in January which sets out the background to the Bill of Rights.

2. I note in the CCBI paper that there is a paragraph under the section entitled A Bill of Rights which refers to the Court of Final Appeal. I attach for Mrs Colvin (RAD) a copy of a letter from Lord Caithness to Mr patrick Shiu which sets out the position and our policy.

S.d. Hankin

Dr S D Harkin

WH 306 270 3287

7 February 1992

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