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The A.G. had never been sent a Salmond letter, The event ia
question occurred in June, 1980 (after the inquest had been completed)
and is completely irrelevant to the terms of referenca (despite the
Commissionar's ruling to the contrary),
Neil MacDougall (now Mr. Justice MacDougall) and Joe Duffy
(Deputy Crown Prosecutor) have never received "Salmon letters". Yet
MacDougall's conduct while acting Director of Publlo Prosecutions at
the time of the aufacing of the draft Duffy Petition has beon called
into question in the cross-examination of various S.I.U, witnesses.
It has been suggested by Seagroatt in cross-examination of former Crown
Counsel Lindsay that Joe Duffy was negligent or improperly motivated
when he approved the prosecution of MacLennan in late 1979. Joe Duffy
has yet to receive a "Salmon letter", It is understood that there are
other persons in the Folice in the same position.
4.
Cross-examination (as distinct from the more neutral re-examination)
by Counsel to the Commission "will not be necessary" if no allegations
have been made against the witness giving evidence.
He
Beveridge, Q.C. has made a practice of cross-examining every
witness that gives evidence. He has demanded (and the Commissioner
has granted him) the right to cross-examine all witnesses after all
other counsel (including the witnesses own counsel) have finished.
therefore has the power to undo any impression developed in the course
of examination by other counsel - and he has invariably taken advantage
of this power.
For example when Fulton was cross-examined by counsel
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