Day 250 - 15 May 96 - Page 07

     
     1        needed, why were you taking a video for evidential
     2        purposes?
     3        A.  I think just to show for follow-up; that is all.
     4
     5   Q.   Actually, sorry, I have missed one out.  In document No 99,
     6        the third page, this is a memo from Welbeck Golan and
     7        Harris?
     8        A.  Sorry, 99?
     9
    10   Q.   Yes, it is one before.  It is the third page?
    11        A.  Sorry, yes.
    12
    13   Q.   There is a memo from Welbeck Golan and Harris about the
    14        London Greenpeace day of action 1990, and it is dated
    15        stamped, or the date has been added, of 27th September.  It
    16        says, "Once again on October 16th London Greenpeace are
    17        calling for people everywhere to protest against their
    18        local branch of McDonald's.  In addition, for the first
    19        time they are planning a demonstration in London on
    20        Saturday, 9th November against McDonald's to support the
         two members of London Greenpeace who are being taken to
    22        court by McDonald's for alleged libel."  That part is
    23        underlined.  The note at the top that is in handwriting
    24        which is addressed to you?
    25        A.  Yes.
    26
    27   Q.   Can you just explain what that is about and who that is
    28        from?
    29        A.  It looks like Terry Carroll's writing.  I think what he
    30        is saying is he got Special Branch to get an assessment.
    31
    32   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Can you keep your voice up?
    33        A.  Sorry.  The handwriting is Terry Carroll's.  I think
    34        what he is saying to me, 'I will get on to Special Branch,
    35        to get an assessment'.
    36
    37   MS. STEEL:   What do you mean by 'assessment'?
    38        A.  Right.  Well, every time... If I go back to my police
    39        station, every time we had a demonstration or knew you had
    40        a demonstration you asked for a Special Branch assessment,
         the numbers, the people likely to be involved, the groups
    42        involved, and that is what he is saying he is going to do
    43        on this occasion.
    44
    45   Q.   Right.  So whenever you had a picket at Head Office, or a
    46        demonstration, whatever it might be, it would be standard
    47        practice to contact Special Branch?
    48        A.  No.  I mean, I am not trying to be critical here but
    49        the demonstrations outside of Head Office were fairly
    50        small, you would not bother Special Branch with things like 
    51        that.  But a march, and this indicated it was going to be a 
    52        march through the city... 
    53
    54   Q.   Right.
    55        A.  It would be normal then to ask for some kind of police
    56        assessment.
    57
    58   Q.   OK.  To ask them for information about who the organisers
    59        were?
    60        A.  Just ask for an assessment.  You do not direct them,