Day 245 - 07 May 96 - Page 56


     
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     2   MS. STEEL:   Yes, if I could just finish.  It goes to our stated
     3        mind as to whether or not we believed the allegations in
     4        the leaflet which goes to malice, obviously.
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     6   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  But do you have to ask Mr. Preston about that
     7        or do you just say that you took in mind that in October
     8        1987 the Plaintiff's solicitors only wanted a correction,
     9        you say, on rainforest?
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    11   MS. STEEL:   Well, thirdly, it goes to the counterclaim because
    12        the distribution worldwide, which the Plaintiffs say that
    13        they were responding to, is actually largely of the
    14        Veggies' fact sheet.
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    16        I think it is accepted by McDonald's own witnesses that the
    17        ones that infiltrated the group that the London Greenpeace
    18        fact sheet was more or less out of print by the time they
    19        took any action against us.
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    21   MR. MORRIS:  It also relates to the press statements issued by
    22        McDonald's which is the subject of the counterclaim and the
    23        state of mind of the Plaintiffs when they made those press
    24        statements knowing that they had effectively sanctioned the
    25        continued distribution of the London Greenpeace fact sheet
    26        by Veggies.
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    28   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Put a question pointed at that.
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    30   MS. STEEL:  It is quite difficult.
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    32   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Take time to think about it but then put a
    33        question directly.
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    35   MS. STEEL:  In the following letter sent on behalf of
    36        McDonald's, it refers to an article in Peace News on 30th
    37        October, which also appears in the same tab a few pages on,
    38        I do not know whether you can find it.  Do you see Peace
    39        News?
    40        A.  I have a letter about Peace News.
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    42   Q.   There should be a copy of Peace News in it.  Is it not in
    43        there?
    44        A.  A few pages on.  No, I think not.  If I go back a
    45        little bit here.  No, there is not.
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    47   MR. MORRIS:  We will see if we can find a copy.
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    49   MS. STEEL:   Do you know where the copy is?  If I hand up this
    50        copy.  I am afraid I do not know where it is in the bundles 
    51        but I will try and find a reference for it afterwards. 
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    53   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes (Handed).
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    55   MS. STEEL:   If you see the highlighted piece, it refers to the
    56        letter written to Veggies.  In the second column, it says:
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    58        "Veggies point out that all McDonald's solicitors have
    59        asked them to retract are allegations concerning the
    60        destruction of tropical rainforest for beef production and

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