The Suffolk Hyde Affair - Doc 82 Suffolk County Solicitor

Notes of Telephone call by DO. G. Smith to SubO A Wigglesworth at Home 08.00 hrs 30th March 1999.

DO. G. Smith.
Hello it’s Graham.

SubO. A. Wigglesworth.
Graham

DO. G. Smith.
Graham Smith

SubO. A. Wigglesworth.
What do you want then?

DO. G. Smith.
I Have been asked to contact you about your letter.

SubO. A. Wigglesworth.
What letter?

DO. G. Smith.
The one you’ve sent to Ken about further particulars.

SubO. A. Wigglesworth.
Where are you calling me from?

DO. G. Smith
I am at…. Look just listen to what I have to tell you. It’s irrelevant where I am calling you from.

SubO. A. Wigglesworth.
Oh yeah. Hang on a minute, I thought we agreed last week that you or any officers should not contact us at home? Are you trying to intimidate me?

DO. G. Smith.
No no no. Look I am only doing what I am being told, this is to you benefit.

SubO. A. Wigglesworth.
Look I would prefer all these matters to be kept formal and recorded. Any discussions should be kept at the workplace.

DO. G. Smith
Look this will only take a minute. We are not going to play your little games. You just listen to what I have to tell you. You won’t get anywhere if you keep causing trouble. Okay.

SubO. A. Wigglesworth.
Are you threatening me?

DO. G. Smith.
No…. errrr…No. just listen.

SubO. A. Wigglesworth.
Right well what is it?

DO. G. Smith.
Your letter asking for further particulars.

SubO. A. Wigglesworth.
Yes.

DO. G. Smith.
We won’t be providing you with anything else. We have looked at the guidance and as far as we are concerned with have complied with everything it requires.

SubO. A. Wigglesworth.
Are you going to put his in writing?

DO. G. Smith.
No. We have told you what are response is. Look what’s wrong with you why do you want everything in writing?

SubO. A. Wigglesworth.
I could ask you why you don’t?

DO. G. Smith.
Look just accept it. We have told you what is going to happen and no more needs to be said. It’s in your best interests that you stop causing trouble. We are going to decide how discipline investigations are conducted.

SubO. A. Wigglesworth.
And what about the complainant?

DO. G. Smith.
Look as I have just told you we have looked at the guidance and as far as we are concerned the investigation complies with it. Look if you are too f***ing stupid to listen to what I am saying you will come a cropper.

SubO. A. Wigglesworth.
What did you say?

DO. G. Smith
Nothing. Anyway I have nothing else to say. Goodbye.