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— T ceed vA . ay. exactly with what the expenses Were to his mind. He worked then out in this way: As she had already received £200 from the newspaper, slip ought to repay it to them. That made £200. Then she ought to be accommodated in a hotel over the trial which would cost £100. And she ought te Miive £200 to be away after the trial for the next fortnight. Stephen Ward's counsel told me that Christine's solicitor said it was most urgent and, on that account, he did let him have £50 in cash out of his own pocket that afternoon. On the next day he reported it to his solicitor who also thought £500 was a proper sum. So he made arrangements with Stephen Ward and got the money from him. He offered the £450 to Christine’s solicitor: but he did not accept it. 110. Stephen Ward got the £500 in this way. He asked Lord Astor to lend it to him: and Lord Astor (after consulting his solicitor) did lend it to him. But Stephen Ward did not disclose to Lord Astor the precise purpose of the £500. The knowledge which Lord Actor had is shown by two letters of 6th February which record the transaction. Stephen Ward wrote on 6th February: . “Dear Bill, As I told you I have become involved in legal proceedings which are likely to involve me in heavy expenses and if you could lend me £500 I should be very grateful indeed. Yours ever, Stephen ” Lord Astor replied on the same day, 6th February: “So sorry to hear of your difficulty—I will be very glad to lend you £500. Pay me back when you can, or you can work some of it off in treatment, should I have any sprains, bruises or hunting accidents.” At the same time Lord Astor drew a cheque for £500 in Stephen Ward's favour dated 6th February, 1963. Stephen Ward had no banking account’so he could not pay it into his own account. But the cheque, or the cash it represented, came into the hands of his counsel. He repaid himself the £50 and offered the £450 to Christine’s solicitor. (ix) The £500 goes to Stephen Ward 111. After £450 was refused Stephen Ward's solicitor collected the £450 from counsel that afternoon and placed it to the credit of Stephen Ward on their client’s account. There it remained until it was withdrawn by Stephen Ward as to £150 on 20th February, 1963, and the balance on 15th March, 1963. Stephen Ward used the money to pay his rent and other personal debts. None of it went to Christine Keeler or anyone on her behalf. f(x) Chriztine anes hack to the Newananees (3) LSristime got! Data [0 tae Newspaper 112, Pending the negotiations about £5,000, Christine Kaske gone to sign the proofs of her article for the newspaper. She hed glide excuses and kept away. But when the negotiations broke down she wealgg”mi to the newspaper. She went and signed the proofs. That was on 8th Fel