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Army: Advice of Attorney-General

My Lords, on a question of this sort, it is very important that no one should think that this is in any sense related to matters extraneous to justice. This was dealt with on 14 July. I made it perfectly plain that it was not suggested that, at the element on which it was granted—which the Attorney-General did—the Attorney-General knew what was in the letter, which was a reason relied upon by the Director of Army Legal Services. I would be very much obliged if the noble Lord would accept that I am not attacking the Attorney-General and never have. I am attacking the process.