I am very grateful for the invitation extended to the Chief
Justices of Brunei in your letter of the 11th instant.
I took over my predecessor Sir Roberts only recently. I
am still in the process of settling in and have also some
long-standing previous commitments. I regret very much to
have to say that it will not be possible for me to attend
this conference.
The topic that you have selected is of vital importance
to all countries as recent events have shown. I am sure
that the international jurists will emphasize the need to
solve such problems through due process of domestic or international
laws while, at the same time, looking for ways and means
to deal with the basic and fundamental causes that give
rise to such deplorable incidents. They may even go to the
extent of settling a definition of the word ‘terrorism’
which might be acceptable worldwide.
I wish the conference every success, hoping that something
beneficial to Mankind will emerge from the final declaration.
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