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For Distribution to CPs sc~readsheets were prepared as a working too:i~ They aid ~::he navigation and anatysis of the recovered mateHai: But H-~s,,_ ~, cannot replace the evidence: of it ] ...... ~’! e,~:~ ~’ ~"~ ~.~: ::: .~ themse:ives. L~K,~ -u~ .... a reporter ~ ~< ~ notebook, . ..... th,~ ~ ,,~,~:~ ~.~:~ ....... ..... _~ no doubt . made perfect sense to the man who made the em..tries, But: the entries in ~he edge i ~ ’ ~rare often am~,: ~: .:~, gt~uu~ ,~, and ,~ dear " ~hat in attempting to t.ranscdbe the ,~,,,,,. d g..x~, ~-~ *~.-, o:n.~ ~. to the ~p~uadsheet~ some m.istakes were made, ~ be/iev:e this may explain some of the discrepancies mei~tioned ii:’,, r, ls H art iey. "s e v ide n ee, I d o r.. o t b e iiev e i t ,~-~] .~- :r:~ ~. e"~’~ :" h 0~: b road th~ust of the chailenge to the newspaper" business and to :~ubiic ;9o icy pused by the actf,~hes h~gn~gnted in the Znfor m a tion Co m m i ssi o n e r’s rep o r~~_ o ~ more than fi ve years ago° 3.8 D~ the almost two years since :[ made my offer t:o the newspapers, the ]:CO has moved on. Our investigal::ions team has been engaged in many other pr:ojects and pdoritie.% inc!uding, I ..."nay add, the investigation ,9nd prosecution of section 55 breaches that in no way invoived the press. Perhaps it was nc, t surpri[sing that: l:he sudden interest of the Mail ti:ttes: in the F1o~orman materials caught the office somewhat unprepared and ~:he visit ~o W ii mslow o n 17 Aug ust,. i n the m!ddle of t:he summer holiday period, did notgo weli, S:ubseq{xent: visits have been handled by our :[nterna! Cornpiiance team and I amnot aware tha~ ti~ere have been probtems. i]ave made enquiries of my staff ~:o estabi;ish what: happened when ANL.. ep~m~e:n:ta~:v~,~ ...... *" ~’ ~:~,~.~. The 8 MOD100055593
For Distribution to CPs 3, ! 0, :lust prior to: the visit to Wiimslowi ou< invest.ioat:ors were ~a~o: ~:~e~ that Mr Ga rslde would not be attending h:~m~4~:!,,. but thatother o ~ ~.p, ~ ....:~ est.ntad:,e;~, ’÷"~ ~ of A4L n: ,,~,....u:ld ,~,~, ~’, ~,e ~"’" ~.,~K~ng ’ his place. Those representatives were Ted Verity, ~h:~ D~.~:~,,~ Editor of The Mail on SuP, day,, John We!iington, !:he Hanaging Editor of the Nail on ,~,~: .~o;,, ano ]u ian Darrail and Edward Young, solicitors with ANL .~.t ~ had .~.~-.-’~, .... :~,~:,-~ Clear to Mr Garside thai: a copy-’~ ~>’~ ......... relevant to.. Associated titles could be made ava l,~blea~d" ~ ’ the same assurance was given to tt~e ANL representatives, On the day, t~owever, the ANL team ~ns:~,~e:~: J~::.pect:ed ,.., be ao~e to have copies of al :document:s and reievant pages: of the ellow and g~n I~-,,~-,,~,~ It ...... ~’ : ~ .... ~.hat we were not going to provide this as it wou!d take a d ;~propnrtk)nate. ~ .amount_ of time ",~u ........ ,, ~dact ........ "~’~,~e kedger:s .... and the information would be contained in the e~ect...":onic database which was i:o be orovided to Ehem, 3~ 12 It is urifort:unate that the infarmadon~ t.~, pnav~dec’ ’ c:n. :~h;,,...~. f~:st disc was not an accurate.: record of thu ~ ’l~~f,..,~" ’-’~:~:}M.}.j~ ~ ~ ’,-~ ~ in the books as R: did not contain ali the information /,~::k
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