Day 249 - 14 May 96 - Page 49
1 Q. Saying, "We do not like this leaflet that you have
2 printed"?
3 A. No, no. This was a curiosity plus "can I find anything
4 about them" visit; I was not going to knock on the door
5 myself.
6
7 Q. But you did not have to knock; you did not put out a letter
8 ---
9 A. No, I did not put anything through the door.
10
11 Q. -- "we do not like X Y Z points in your leaflet; please
12 stop distributing it"?
13 A. No.
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15 Q. Having discovered that that was the address of the group
16 you did not ask your solicitors to write any such letter at
17 that time?
18 A. No, this is where we come to a difficulty. I felt
19 I did.
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21 Q. You think you did?
22 A. Yes, I am sure I asked Barlows to write yet again.
23 This was following the receipt of the pamphlet complained
24 of. Now, in fairness, Barlows have searched their records
25 and can find no .....
26
27 MR. JUSTICE BELL: That would be '87 some time, would it?
28 A. That would be '87, '88, my Lord, yes. By this time the
29 leaflet or versions of the leaflet and/or versions of the
30 leaflet were coming out at me from all over the place.
31
32 MS. STEEL: OK. You think you instructed them?
33 A. I am sure I did.
34
35 Q. Did you follow it up and say, "I asked you to write a
36 letter; have you had a reply"?
37 A. No, I do not think I did.
38
39 Q. So you just forgot about it?
40 A. No, I did not forget about it. I just took it that
41 they had written.
42
43 Q. But you were not interested to find out the result?
44 A. I cannot remember whether I spoke to them about it
45 again.
46
47 Q. You were not shown a draft of a letter, or anything like
48 that?
49 A. No, I do not think I was shown a draft in 1984. I just
50 took it that they had written.
51
52 Q. But surely you would have been very interested to find out
53 if the group had replied and what they had said?
54 A. I was on the first occasion. I cannot remember whether
55 I discussed it with them or not and I, you know, I cannot
56 take it any further because they cannot find any record of
57 a letter having gone.
58
59 Q. You do not have a record in your offices or in your diary,
60 or wherever, saying that you had instructed Barlow Lyde &
