Day 259 - 10 Jun 96 - Page 90
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3 Q. But there were hundreds of people at the actual event?
4 A. The event was well attended, yes.
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6 Q. One more question. You made some comment -- I will not
7 pick them out -- about but the general impression about how
8 the group worked?
9 A. Yes.
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11 Q. It may have been made at a particular meeting?
12 A. Yes.
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14 Q. Were your impressions formed over the -- did you jump to a
15 conclusion at a particular event, at a particular meeting,
16 or did you make an impression over all the meetings you
17 visited about the nature of the group?
18 A. I understand. My impressions were formed as a result
19 of all the meetings. I had no particular brief; my
20 instructions did not point me in any particular direction.
21 I was merely told to observe and report; and that was the
22 impression I gained, having attended all the meetings.
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24 Q. When you say, "It became obvious to me at this and other
25 meetings I attended that the leaflets were available not
26 just for the use of persons attending the meetings, but
27 rather those present were encouraged to take a number of
28 the leaflets for distribution", et cetera ---
29 A. Yes.
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31 Q. -- which Mr. Rampton put to you, that would be an impression
32 that was gained over a large number of meetings, not just
33 the ones the dates that we have got specified?
34 A. That would have been over all the meetings that
35 I attended.
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37 MR. MORRIS: OK. No further questions today.
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39 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes.
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41 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, I may have completely misunderstood what
42 has been happening in the last five minutes, but I take
43 Mr. Morris and Ms. Steel now to have accepted that the
44 leaflet complained of was freely available for distribution
45 at meetings and also the George Roby Public House. If that
46 be right, and if my agency argument holds, we do not have
47 to have any more evidence about publication at all.
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49 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Well, I will wait and see. 10.30.
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