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     1        Dr. Millstone's.
     2
     3   MR. MORRIS:  I do not want to say that any of our witnesses are
     4        more important than other witnesses.  Dr. Millstone has
     5        been moved around quite dramatically.  The last time it
     6        was because Professor Ashworth was absolutely fixed and
     7        nothing could possibly change it.
     8
     9   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Let us pencil Professor Crawford in for
    10        Tuesday the 18th.  If he has not finished by a quarter to
    11        4 we will then take stock as to what to do about that.
    12        Keep Dr. Millstone for Wednesday the 19th.
    13
    14   MR. MORRIS:  I cannot remember what we agreed about Geoffrey
    15        Cannon?
    16
    17   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I suggested to him that it would be helpful
    18        if he could come back again towards the back end of the
    19        week beginning Monday, 17th October.  He said he would
    20        look at his diary and let us know.  Does the query mean
    21        that it is suggested he should come back on Thursday the
    22        20th, unless it is difficult for him?
    23
    24   MR. RAMPTON:  Yes, my Lord.  He is not our witness, so we
    25        cannot insert him with certainty.  The other thing is, of
    26        course, that one must not, with respect to Mr. Morris'
    27        domestic difficulties, regard the week beginning Monday
    28        25th as sacrosanct.  As far as possible we want to avoid
    29        having evidence during that week, but if came to it, we
    30        would invite your Lordship to sit at any rate one
    31        additional day of that week so as to finish the
    32        nutritional evidence.
    33
    34   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.  What I would like you to do,
    35        Mr. Morris, is this.  You are going to have to make an
    36        arrangement for Friday 28th in any event.
    37
    38   MR. MORRIS:  Yes.
    39
    40   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I do not want to pry into what kind of
    41        arrangements are you making, that is none of my business,
    42        but see if you can set up an arrangement for another day
    43        of that week against the possibility that we might be
    44        looking for a sitting day to finish one or other of the
    45        experts on nutrition.
    46
    47   MR. MORRIS:  I think the other point was that we were looking
    48        to have a preparation reading break in any event before we
    49        get on to another major subject which will be
    50        advertising.  So, it is not just because I have some 
    51        domestic problems.  It was thought to be a sensible way of 
    52        carrying on the trial, so that everyone is prepared and we 
    53        have all our papers sorted out.
    54
    55   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  No one is suggesting at the moment that you
    56        would have less than three days during that week.  That is
    57        not being suggested at the moment.  You have a weekend
    58        before it and a weekend after it, so you have got some
    59        days there.  If for any reason you think that is not going
    60        to be enough, then tell me about it when we get nearer the

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