Day 259 - 10 Jun 96 - Page 11
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2 Q. Do you see in the first paragraph that is on that page --
3 it actually starts on the previous page ---
4 A. All right.
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6 Q. -- the seventh line down, it says:
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8 "We received a threatening letter from them (i.e.
9 McDonald's) right at the beginning, but we replied saying
10 we would continue and they could do what they liked."
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12 Do you remember reading that?
13 A. I remember reading it. I do not know whether I have
14 read it since it has gone into the documents. That did
15 catch my eye. But, to my knowledge, you did not reply.
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17 Q. But you did not ask the solicitors to make a thorough check
18 about whether or not London Greenpeace had, in fact,
19 replied?
20 A. Oh, yes.
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22 Q. You did ask them?
23 A. Yes.
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25 Q. And they said that -----
26 A. They said "no".
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28 Q. After reading that, would you agree that the situation
29 seems to be that London Greenpeace did reply, but that
30 Barlow's did not get the letter, or something.
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32 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Well, you cannot say?
33 A. I cannot say.
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35 MRS. JUSTICE BELL: How can he possibly say?
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37 MS. STEEL: Bearing that in mind, what was written there, would
38 you not think it was worth contacting London Greenpeace --
39 again? This was in 1988.
40 A. Well, if you remember, I have said on several occasions
41 it is my memory, and I am still sure, that we did.
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43 Q. OK. There is no evidence of that. You said that the 1987
44 picket was much the same as the others, that it was
45 4 o'clock to 6 o'clock?
46 A. It started late.
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48 Q. Sorry?
49 A. It started late.
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51 Q. Yes; and that it was a perfectly normal day. Can you have
52 a look at tab 18 in this bundle, please? This is a leaflet
53 from 1987.
54 A. Right.
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56 Q. Do you see it says: "Friday, October 16th, World Day of
57 Action against McDonald's, picket of the Head Office,
58 8 to 10 a.m."?
59 A. No, it was in the afternoon, definitely.
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