Day 265 - 19 Jun 96 - Page 51
1 A. No, I do not.
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3 Q. How good is your recollection now of events in 1990?
4 A. I can recall general events but--
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6 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Mr. Claire, you do let your voice drop. Do
7 speak up?
8 A. Sorry.
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10 Q. And also as a kindness to me. As I have said before my
11 hearing is not as good as it was. I have to strain to
12 catch every word, it makes us even more tired at
13 quarter-to-3 than I would otherwise be.
14 A. I am sorry, sir.
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16 MS. STEEL: Can you remember what happened on specific dates,
17 or anything like that, or are you entirely reliant on your
18 notes?
19 A. I am reliant on my notes.
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21 Q. OK. Do you remember specific words said by specific
22 individuals?
23 A. No. I do not, sir.
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25 Q. And do you remember the extent of your involvement in the
26 group?
27 A. Yes. I recall my activities.
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29 Q. Right. So you would recall that on more than one occasion
30 you were involved in answering letters and sending out
31 antiMcDonald's literature in the replies?
32 A. No, I do not.
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34 Q. You do not recollect that?
35 A. I recollect from looking at my notes recently on one
36 occasion, but I do not recall.
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38 Q. That is based on your notes. And you said that recently
39 the notes that you had seen, you did not see all your
40 notes, you just saw photocopies, certain pages. So would
41 you accept, in fact, it was on more than one occasion that
42 you were answering letters and sending out antiMcDonald's
43 leaflets?
44 A. If it says in my notes that I did on more than one
45 occasion, I have to rely on my notes. If it does not I
46 have to rely on my notes.
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48 Q. So basically you do not have a recollection now?
49 A. Without relying on my notes, no, I would not.
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51 Q. Right. When you were answering letters sent to the group,
52 did that also, when you were sending out replies, did that
53 also include copies of, or ever include copies of, the fact
54 sheet that is the subject of the libel action?
55 A. I cannot recall. It may have. I cannot recall.
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57 Q. It may have done?
58 A. It may have done.
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60 Q. Right. The notes that you made of the meetings and events
