Day 260 - 11 Jun 96 - Page 52
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2 MR. JUSTICE BELL: This is the first one?
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4 MS. STEEL: The first statement.
5 A. Yes.
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7 Q. The only people that are attending these meetings are going
8 to be people who are involved with the group?
9 A. Well, I understood that anyone could attend the
10 meetings.
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12 Q. But the only reason why people would attend the meetings
13 was if they wanted to get involved with the group?
14 A. One would assume so, yes.
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16 MR. MORRIS: (Pause) Sorry, I am thinking on my feet. You say
17 that you replied to a letter from West Germany?
18 A. Yes, at one time, yes.
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20 Q. You sent what we might call -- if you look behind your
21 statement number 1, we have the aims and objectives, or
22 aims and ideals leaflet of London Greenpeace; and that is
23 the leaflet you sent to West Germany?
24 A. Yes.
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26 Q. Including a whole paragraph, on the second page, about the
27 McDonald's Corporation and why there was a campaign against
28 it?
29 A. Yes. (Pause)
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31 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Just sit down for a moment. We will not have
32 a formal five-minute break this afternoon, because we
33 started at quarter past two. But if you get lost at any
34 stage, then rather than just stand and think, tell me and
35 sit down and get your place. I will not leave court. Keep
36 going as best you can.
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38 MR. MORRIS: Right. You said in your notes, on the second
39 page -- sorry, I have actually got the report from Kings
40 Investigation Bureau which I have marked up.
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42 MR. JUSTICE BELL: You choose which to use. It is your
43 material.
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45 MR. MORRIS: As far as I remember, it is word for word, so it is
46 not a big deal, anyway. But on the second page of the
47 Kings Investigation Bureau report, 2nd August ---
48 A. Yes.
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50 Q. -- the second paragraph:
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52 "The meeting followed the usual pattern as previous ones.
53 I was asked by Dave Morris to answer a letter from
54 West Germany from someone wanting more information on the
55 group, which I did. Letters like this continuously arrived
56 at the office. After the letters part, the main point of
57 the meeting was discussed and which groups would be invited
58 to have stalls at the fair."
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60 Now, a great deal of letters arrived every week to the
