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1 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Let us come back to that when we have all had
2 time to read it.
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4 MR. MORRIS: Yes. It is not exhaustive; it is just ones that
5 were fairly urgent, or easy to write down.
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7 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. Thank you.
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9 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, Mr. Atherton is here. Perhaps I can call
10 him.
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12 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. Thank you.
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14 JOHN ROBERT ATHERTON, recalled and resworn
15 Examined by MR. RAMPTON Q.C.
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17 MR. RAMPTON: Mr. Atherton, you have been here before, so I hope
18 you will forgive me if I do not ask you any introductory
19 questions.
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21 Did you recently make and sign a statement in relation to
22 events at the High Street Colchester restaurant in the
23 early part or in the middle of 1991; do you remember making
24 a statement?
25 A. I remember making a statement, yes.
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27 Q. Can you see if there is a volume XB with a yellow backing
28 to it there, and can you please turn to tab 34D?
29 A. Yes.
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31 Q. Yes?
32 A. I have got that.
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34 Q. Just have a glance at that. Look at the last page. I hope
35 your copy is signed.
36 A. This copy has been signed, yes.
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38 Q. It has?
39 A. Yes.
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41 Q. Is that your signature?
42 A. It is, indeed.
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44 Q. Is that the statement you made recently in relation to the
45 topic I have described?
46 A. Yes.
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48 Q. Are the contents of that statement true?
49 A. Indeed, they are true, yes.
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51 MR. RAMPTON: Thank you, Mr. Atherton.
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53 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes.
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55 Cross-examined by the Defendants
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57 MS. STEEL: Can I just say for the record that I have actually
58 been ill all week, and I am not feeling particularly well
59 today. So Mr. Morris is going to be asking the majority of
60 the questions, but there may be a few points that I want to
