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     1   Q.   That was after speaking to Mrs. Brinley-Codd, was it?
     2        A.  It probably was; I do not remember exactly when I made
     3        that decision.  In fact, it was probably a decision, shall
     4        we say, by not making it rather than actively thinking
     5        about it.
     6
     7   Q.   You told the head of McDonald's UK, Paul Preston, in a memo
     8        that you would have the people on the demonstration
     9        identified in due course and then you decided unilaterally
    10        not to do that?
    11        A.  Correct.
    12
    13   Q.   You did not tell anybody you were not doing that?
    14        A.  Exactly right.
    15
    16   Q.   So the Head of Security ------
    17
    18   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  All you are going to do now is repeat what he
    19        has said about four times.  If you think there is something
    20        sinister in that, or you are going to suggest there is
    21        something sinister in that, put it to him because most busy
    22        people spend half their lives saying:  "I will do this
    23        tomorrow" or "I will do that".  Tomorrow comes and they
    24        have something better to do so they do not do it.  That
    25        will be an innocent explanation.  If you have a sinister
    26        one, I suggest you put it.  You have the answer from the
    27        witness about what he did or did not do.
    28
    29   MR. MORRIS:  You answered to Sid Nicholson, did you not, all the
    30        time?
    31        A.  Yes.
    32
    33   Q.   You kept him informed of what was going on?
    34        A.  As was necessary, yes.
    35
    36   Q.   Specially about things you might have promised to do to
    37        Paul Preston, the head of the company?
    38        A.  Not necessarily
    39
    40   Q.   Because Paul Preston might be asking Sid Nicholson how is
    41        he getting on with identifying these people in due course
    42        that he said in his memo?
    43        A.  In that case Mr. Nicholson would have said to me:
    44         "What are you doing about identifying those people?" and I
    45        would have said:  "I did not bother because I did not feel
    46        it was necessary".
    47
    48   Q.   Did Mr. Nicholson ever say anything about that?
    49        A.  No.
    50 
    51   Q.   He never said anything about that to you? 
    52        A.  No. 
    53
    54   Q.   Instead of asking you how to identify these people that you
    55        had promised to do, he decided to instruct inquiry agents
    56        instead, did he?
    57        A.  Of course not; you will have to ask Mr. Nicholson that
    58        question.
    59
    60   Q.   Yes, but you are Head of Security and you ------
 
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