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     1        A.  I am not Mr. Nicholson.  Mr. Nicholson has the privy to
     2        that particular knowledge; I have not.
     3
     4   Q.   So Mr. Nicholson kept you in the dark, did he, about what
     5        he was doing?
     6        A.  No, he did not.
     7
     8   Q.   He had a good working relationship?
     9        A.  Yes, we did.
    10
    11   Q.   You used to chat with him about all kinds of things to do
    12        with the job?
    13        A.  Yes, yes, cricket, football -- everything.
    14
    15   Q.   To do with the job?
    16        A.  Yes.
    17
    18   Q.   Are you saying that he did not tell you that he was
    19        instructing inquiry agents at that time?
    20        A.  At that time I did not know.
    21
    22   Q.   You did not know?
    23        A.  Not as far as I remember.
    24
    25   Q.   That must be something -----
    26        A.  You are talking about something which happened nearly
    27        seven years ago.  A lot of water has gone under the bridge
    28        since then.
    29
    30   Q.   That is true, but you have come into the witness box to
    31        tell us about what was happening -----
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    33   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  You must put what you are getting at here
    34        because otherwise I do not know.  If what you are
    35        suggesting is you did not follow that up because
    36        Mr. Nicholson told you that he was going to instruct
    37        inquiry agents, then put it to the witness, otherwise I do
    38        not know whether I should be making a note of this or not
    39        bothering, what its relevance is.  It is not just a battle
    40        of wits with the witness; it is an attempt to produce
    41        something useful in the case.
    42
    43   MR. MORRIS:  You did not need to identify the people in due
    44        course because you already knew who you thought were the
    45        key people involved?
    46        A.  Not really, no.
    47
    48   Q.   You had -----
    49        A.  I did not bother,.
    50 
    51   Q.   You had someone from the ARNI on the picket with you 
    52        pointing out people to you? 
    53        A.  He pointed out two people to me, Mr. Gravett and
    54        Ms. Steel, as far as I remember.  He did not point out
    55        anybody else to me.  I did not think it was relevant or
    56        necessary to identify anybody else there.
    57
    58   Q.   You did not think it was necessary to identify anyone else
    59        there, but you wrote that in your memo that you were going
    60        to do that?
 
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