Day 164 - 26 Sep 95 - Page 46


     
     1        about the musicians union, and it goes on to the next
     2        page.  There is then, I do not know whether that is one
     3        line or one and a half lines or two and a half lines that
     4        have been blanked out.  There is something in brackets
     5        which says: "Within the group I have often observed this
     6        assumption that someone can do something for no reason
     7        other than it is there. It seems to be assumed by an
     8        individual that if one is interested in the subject then
     9        everybody else is."   Obviously he is talking there about
    10        something he said in the paragraph that has been blanked
    11        out.  He is talking about the way that the Group works and
    12        obviously that has a bearing on matters in issue.
    13
    14        As I said, I have not prepared this by going through and
    15        picking out every single example, but I hope that the
    16        general picture is clear.
    17
    18   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Are there any parts where you say that what
    19        comes before and what comes afterwards would give some
    20        indication that what is blocked out was related to
    21        McDonald's?  Do you recall anything like that?
    22
    23   MS. STEEL:   There are, but, with respect, that is not the
    24        complete test.  It does not matter about whether it is just
    25        related to McDonald's.
    26
    27   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I have your point about that, but
    28        nevertheless I am asking you, you see.  If I do not agree
    29        with your argument it would help me to know whether there
    30        are parts which are in there which would indicate that what
    31        came immediately before or immediately after could well
    32        have been about McDonald's.
    33
    34   MS. STEEL:   There was one particular example that I did
    35        notice.  I am trying to find it.  It is the notes of
    36        Mr. Pocklington on 18th January 1990.
    37
    38   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.
    39
    40   MS. STEEL:  The introductory paragraph just says: "Arrived and
    41        the following people were present."  On the following page
    42        the only passage that is not blanked out says: "No more
    43        information was forthcoming concerning the client company
    44        or any relevant information relevant to this matter", which
    45        indicates that there was some information forthcoming
    46        concerning the client company which, as we all know, was
    47        McDonald's.
    48
    49   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I have to say I read that just as saying the
    50        client company was not discussed at all at that meeting. 
    51 
    52   MS. STEEL:   In that case it would just say, "No information was 
    53        forthcoming concerning the client company".
    54
    55   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  No more information than he has got at
    56        previous meetings.  Anyway, you say that is not right, that
    57        it indicates that there was something blanked out.  Have
    58        you got any others apart from that?
    59
    60   MS. STEEL:   I do not have any examples to hand.

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