Day 261 - 12 Jun 96 - Page 58


     
     1        Mr. Morris's absence or comparative absence over the months
     2        concerned; is that right?
     3        A.  It is certainly consistent with his absence, yes,
     4        my Lord.
     5
     6   MR. MORRIS:  Right.
     7
     8   MS. STEEL:   Sorry.  If we go back to 2nd October.  On the
     9        second page of the notes of the meeting at Hackney and
    10        Islington Animal Rights, you describe Paul, and say that he
    11        was also a member of an organisation called
    12        London Greenpeace, and you go on to say:
    13
    14        "He said immediately that this organisation was nothing at
    15        all to do with the better known organisation of Greenpeace
    16        International.  He said that the group had formed in 1970
    17        and when the group that is now Greenpeace International had
    18        opened up a branch in the UK, London Greenpeace had not
    19        wanted to be a part of them, and that while they were not
    20        at war with each other, basically they had different
    21        campaigns and the big international Greenpeace was not
    22        concerned with the campaign against McDonald's."  Yes?
    23        A.  That is right.
    24
    25   Q.   In all the meetings that you attended, there was never any
    26        attempt to sort of pretend that London Greenpeace was the
    27        other Greenpeace, was there?
    28        A.  There was never an attempt to pretend.  There were
    29        occasions, however, when mail was received.  I have to say,
    30        most of the mail that was received that it was believed was
    31        for Greenpeace International was forwarded to Greenpeace
    32        International, but there were occasions where replies were
    33        sent from London Greenpeace to people who had written to --
    34        the people I spoke to, in their opinion, were wanting
    35        Greenpeace International.
    36
    37   Q.   The situation -- would you agree -- was, basically, if it
    38        was clear that it was for Greenpeace International, the
    39        letters would be sent on; if it just said "Greenpeace" and
    40        it could have been either one, then generally they would be
    41        dealt with by sending ---
    42        A.  That is -----
    43
    44   Q.   -- general information?
    45        A.  As far as I remember, that is likely, yes.  I do not
    46        remember exactly which letters were opened and what was
    47        written on the front of them.  But, in general, there was
    48        never a pretence that Greenpeace London had anything to do
    49        with Greenpeace International.
    50 
    51   MS. STEEL:   OK.  Thank you.  If we then go on to 21st October, 
    52        please, if you find your notes of 21st October. 
    53
    54   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  14.
    55
    56   MS. STEEL:   On the second page, in the middle paragraph, you
    57        say:
    58
    59        "The majority of the organisation of the day and certainly
    60        any announcements were made by two people:  firstly and

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