The Suffolk Hyde Affair - Doc 103 Graham Saward Fire Consultant

NOTE FOR FILE

At 1800 hours on Friday 29 January I drove to the home address of T/L Ff Hyde to deliver a letter offering him an appointment to hear his grievance, which he had placed on my desk that day.

Whilst walking back to my car after putting the letter through the letter box, I heard the house door open and then Hyde shouted "too scared to knock on the door then?"

I turned and said "hello Mick, no I didn’t want to disturb you." He then said, "what are you doing skulking around her." I replied "I am not skulking around, I am just delivering a letter for you."

He had the letter in his hand and said "what’s this then." I said, "it is my acknowledgement of your grievance and offering you a date and time to hear the grievance."

He said, "who is coming on Tuesday." I replied "what do you mean?" He said, "you know what I mean." I said, "I’m sorry, I don’t know what you mean." He then said "I am expecting someone to come to see me on Tuesday morning."
I then asked "who do you expect to come to see you on Tuesday," to which he relied "someone to hear my grievance."

I said " I am your first stage grievance officer and that is what the letter is about, I am offering you an appointment to hear your grievance."

He then said "Okay right then." I said "goodnight Mick" and left

This document was undated and without any independent verification as to when it was drafted, or Affidavit provided by the author. As to who the author is, well it is presumed to be T/ADO Graham Saward. It was first observed by Firefighter Hyde on 13th April 1999.