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     1        expressed a viewpoint.  She may have said something about
     2        wanting, you know, wanting to end exploitation or
     3        oppression, but I do not think she would have said this.  I
     4        cannot recall her saying this at a meeting at
     5        Endsleigh Street, this Endsleigh Street meeting.  In my
     6        opinion, I mean, she does not have an extremely radical
     7        viewpoint, in my opinion.  I mean, she is quite softly
     8        spoken.
     9
    10   Q.   I asked Mr. Gravett some questions about Mr. Morris and the
    11        way he conducted himself.  I will ask you, if I may, about
    12        Ms. Steel.  Do you agree with me that she is a somewhat
    13        volatile character?
    14        A.  No.  I find her quite calm.
    15
    16   Q.   Do you?
    17        A.  Yes.
    18
    19   Q.   Do you agree with me that she cannot bear to lose an
    20        argument?
    21        A.  No, I would not say she is as dogmatic as that, no.
    22
    23   Q.   Do you agree with me that she will often get in a temper if
    24        she is at the losing end of a decision or argument?
    25        A.  I cannot actually recall if I have seen Helen in a
    26        temper.  Not with me, you know.  I do not think I have seen
    27        her in a temper, as it were, with anyone else.  She might
    28        express her viewpoint which might be different to someone
    29        else's but....
    30
    31   Q.   Do you agree that she has a somewhat sharp tongue and a way
    32        of putting people down?
    33        A.  No.
    34
    35   Q.   You do not?
    36        A.  No.
    37
    38   Q.   You do not then agree that she is a forceful and somewhat
    39        intimidating character?
    40        A.  No, I do not find her intimidating.
    41
    42   Q.   Right.  Let us go back to the notes, Miss Laporte, if we
    43        can.  Turn now please to page - in these same notes of Mrs.
    44        Tiller - page 20, which are the notes for 19th July 1990?
    45        A.  Yes.
    46
    47   Q.   And you can see from the second paragraph that you, Jane,
    48        were there, Dave was there, Paul was there, somebody called
    49        Charlie, I assume that is Charlie Brook, and somebody
    50        called Hazel Birch.
    51
    52   MR. MORRIS:  Sorry, which page are we on?
    53
    54   MS. STEEL:  19th July.
    55
    56   MR. RAMPTON:  19th July 1990.  Can you turn please to the second
    57        page and the second paragraph.
    58
    59        "At 9 p.m. - it says - John entered and asked if anything
    60        had been decided.  Dave said that nothing had.  With

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