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Mr 1 G Boujc wa Me.-to!:lie 1 imo 7706/?- 63/ Kr C Moas On l`ue 14 Jun 77 I hod o' telephone ccnvcr .-ct-.ion with Mr U Fills the acting Manager Forth Crunch on fir Mao:-' cloin. Amongst other m./ctcr:; Mr Bills stated that he hod hed a telephone conversation with a Mr 3 C raylor f 3GX0 on f*ri 10 Jun 77 wherein Mr Taylor assured Mr {Jill:; that "SGIO would not stop out from under C9K". Assessing the importance of the statement Mr Gills v/rote the comment down and it v.-or. noted .ibyvfj. t-U 7ylor raid lie coulc not put this jn writing. Mr Taylor w>.-. the oof son who signed the BG1G letter to CBS Forth dated 1 ><jn 77 in which i-GXC took a clear position tii-.t they w^ulU n<_>t accept liability at common law. Mr Taylor indicated to Mr Bills; that the lottos* was merely taking a tactical point, ho .inferred that it war written at the re ..u<;st of SGIu's legal advis-. rs>. This w..uld indicate that we should be prepared to very our approach ne.rd line if they -Licit to choir letter, or* soft 1 i mo if they stick to Mr Taylor'j comment. Mr. Taylor has gone cn vine month's leave as from 10 Jun. Mr Bills does not know what hi.-; position io 5C10 is but believes he was relieving Mr K Bower who it; the claims manager of CGIO and with whom I hove already made personal contact in 1976. Mr Bills has searched the ABA files and has found some documents relating tc Mr Maas* employment. He will send one copy to Mr Sadleir and one copy to this office. NCI1 h(S\I O 14 Jun 77 cc Mr 1 3 Coates''' Mr S B Benson i