Malcolm vs. Oxford University, 1986 Chancery Division Ch M. 7710

1st AFFIDAVIT OF SIR ROGER ELLIOTT, pp OXFORD

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Affidavit sworn/filed 19th July 1989, on the Order of Justice Morritt of 6th March 1989.

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I SIR ROGER ELLIOTT of 11 Crick Road, Oxford MAKE OATH and say as follows:-

1. I am Secretary to the Delegates and the Chief Executive of Oxford University Press and I am authorised to make this Affidavit on behalf of the Defendants. All facts and matters deposed to are within my own knowledge.

2. On 23 July 1985 I was the Chairman of the Delegates meeting of the Oxford University Press. There is now produced and shown to me marked 'RE 1' a bundle of documents comprising the Agenda and Minutes of Meeting of the Delegates of The Oxford University Press held on Tuesday 23 July 1985.

3. Save for the documents comprising Exhihit 'RE 1' there is not now and to my knowledge there has not at any time been in the First Defendant's possession, custody or power any other document listing titles of general publications tabled at the meeting of the Delegates of The Oxford University Press held on 23 July 1985 or otherwise indicating what general publication titles were approved at that meeting.

[Sceptics are now advised to proceed to the Delegates' Note for Making Names, to the New Evidence (Green) File, 'The Cambridge Package' and to 'The Adrasteia Package'. - A. M.]

This Affidavit is filed on behalf of the Defendants, 19th July 1989.

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