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1 London Greenpeace would voluntarily withdraw their
2 pamphlet. That was the object.
3
4 Q. Without even writing to them?
5 A. Well, as I say, I think we did.
6
7 Q. Yes, but in 1989 you know you did not?
8 A. No, in 1989 we did not. I thought we had written just
9 previously.
10
11 Q. So, if it was a distinct possibility that you were going to
12 bring legal proceedings against people on the picket for
13 distributing -- people who were on the picket who were
14 involved with London Greenpeace for distribution of this
15 leaflet that is the subject of this case, would it not have
16 been the most sensible thing in the world to get
17 photographs of that and to make a note of that fact in the
18 report of the demonstration?
19 A. No, the report on the demonstration was done by Terry
20 Carroll. He did not know that I had started an
21 investigation to find out who the authors and the
22 distributors of the leaflet were. I had already put into
23 effect two teams to carry out an investigation and I was
24 going to sit back and wait for them to provide me with the
25 information.
26
27 Q. But you knew -----
28 A. Depending upon the strength of that information would
29 depend upon whether or not we took it further.
30
31 Q. But you knew that you were seriously considering
32 litigation?
33 A. No, that is not right. I knew that I had been charged
34 by Paul Preston to stop the distribution of this leaflet.
35 That was the main objective.
36
37 Q. But you said it was a distinct possibility that you were
38 going to -----
39 A. No, there was a possibility. There was always a
40 possibility we would end up in litigation.
41
42 Q. You said "a distinct possibility", in which case would it
43 not have been the most sensible thing in the world to tell
44 Mr. Carroll to take photographs of people distributing the
45 leaflet that you wanted stopped?
46 A. No, I did not want anyone to know that I had started
47 this action.
48
49 Q. How would asking him to do that mean that he would know
50 that you were starting the action?
51 A. I just asked him to take photographs of the people
52 involved.
53
54 MR. MORRIS: Can I -----
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56 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Are you going on to another document?
57
58 MR. MORRIS: No, it is the same related matter.
59 (To the witness): Paul Preston had told you to stop the
60 distribution of this London Greenpeace fact sheet, yes?
