Day 256 - 04 Jun 96 - Page 89


     
     1        start again on Thursday morning, subject to any momentary
     2        hiccups which occur without anyone being able to avoid
     3        them, we really have a straight run through to complete the
     4        evidence.
     5
     6        So, give a bit of thought to that, and I would like to
     7        discuss it on Thursday morning.  If there is any difficulty
     8        of any kind, I want you to let me know about it so I can
     9        think of ways of getting round it.
    10
    11   MR. MORRIS:  I have to go.  Can I leave?
    12
    13   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes, do.
    14
    15   MR. RAMPTON:  Can I say this, that with regard to the additional
    16        publication statements, it arises only because the
    17        Defendants -- it would not arise otherwise, not in any
    18        significant way -- plainly there is a possibility that
    19        there will be things in those additional publication
    20        statements which my publication witnesses ought to prepare
    21        to deal with them, and I do not want them sprung on them,
    22        because it would not be fair to me or to them, while they
    23        are in the witness box.  If the Defendants are going
    24        to -----
    25
    26   MS. STEEL:   Can I say two things off the top of my head.  I do
    27        not know whether it is relevant or not, but in terms of the
    28        witnesses who may be coming next week, firstly, that Alan
    29        Clare and Roy Anthony Pocklington both took the minutes on
    30        several occasions.  I do not know whether this particularly
    31        matters, but that will be something that will be put to
    32        them.
    33
    34        The more particular thing is that Alan Clare said that
    35        I attended the meeting on 14th June 1990; and I know for a
    36        fact that I did not, because I was on holiday.  Well, it is
    37        in the statement that I am in the process of writing.  But
    38        if the Plaintiffs want to know, they can put that to
    39        Mr. Clare and see what he has to say about it this week
    40        when they speak to him.
    41
    42   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I seem to have some recollection that a few
    43        days ago, when we were talking about this topic, I said
    44        that if there was delay in getting out supplemental
    45        statements, you should at least be able to give a list of
    46        events or topics which you expected to put to the
    47        Plaintiffs publication witnesses, if you had not got them
    48        into statement form.  I merely repeat what I said.  I want
    49        to talk this over just for ten minutes or quarter of an
    50        hour first thing Thursday morning to see where we are. 
    51 
    52   MS. STEEL:  The other points which might be in the statement, 
    53        I do not know if they relate to witnesses coming next week
    54        -- for example, things about Michelle Hooker, how long she
    55        attended the meetings.  I know some of our witnesses that
    56        I have spoken to said that she was continuing to attend
    57        meetings until May 1991, which obviously is longer than
    58        what Mr. Nicholson said; and that will be in the
    59        statements.  But that is not really something that we can
    60        ask the other four inquiry agents about, because it is not

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