Mrs. Dyne admitted in cross examination that Mr. Gregory had certain transactions with her and that she made payments to him and to Commander Maxse, who was also employed at the Foreign Office. She did not agree that those two men were always discussing the franc. The principal subject of their conversation was the political situation in France.
The Judge—These Foreign Office men discussed the political situation in France and its bearing on the examination, to show that Mrs, frane?—Yes, Dyne was so much a woman Mrs. Dyne said that when she straw that she had to take a situa- closed her account with the plaintitt's tion at Warings and had to part she was staying with her family with hor beloved jewellery, Mr. de with" Lord Lloyd at the British Wael said it was on the introduction Residency in Cairo, Mr, Gregory of this woman that he relied in also was there. dealing with her. The question On one Whose introduehers eccas Gregory sent the plaintiffs £6,000 Then (said Mr. Justice Horridge) to pay her account because she had rot got her cheque-book with her. it came out that she was introduced Later she sent cheque to the by a man in thi influential posi-plaints in respect of Mr. Gregory's tion.
He was a man in the Foreigr. account to cover her indebtedness Office introducing her with regard him. to transactions in foreign cur-'She made entries in her diary to rendes, show how her recounts stood as be-Tt was relevant in this way, said herself and. Mr, Gregory. the fudge, that she was cross-The di Hes were destroyed. Com-examined at considerable length nder Maxse said he would try to to whether Mr. Gregory had been travel their accounts for them, Interested, and to what extent and they agreed to give him some-had been' interested, and to whi thing for his trouble, extent he had given her his assist-'On one occasion My. Gregory ance in advising her in the whole came out to her at Nice, when, being, matter, worried, because francs Mrs. Dyne's Denial against her, she had gent to him for advice, Mrs. Dyne denied that she acted in the currency transactions Mr. Gregéry's Position partnership with Br, Gregory, or that, by. means of the Forel: Office, telegrams in code were sent to her when she was abroad.
In hig address to the jury on Mrs, Dyne's behalf, Sir Henry Mauddocks, described the sug-Festion concerning cole telegrams statement.
stm abominable and scandalous matter w Zhecking and suister aspect that Government official wax break his trust by using a Governmen: department for his own purposen. There is no fo ion for it whee'
She denied that Mr. Gregory ever made use of his official position at the Foreign Office in_ connection with the transaction. Mr, de Wael had made no claim on Mr. Gregory in respect of the differences, the subject of the action.
Sir Henry Maddocks.—It is suggested that by means of the machinery of the Foreign Office code telegrams were sent here from abroad. Have you ever heard that suggested before?
Mrs. Dyne—Never!
It is solutely absurd, it ie investigated.'
Did you ever make use of a code?
Dyne had been ques- Never in my life. T would not tioned bout a visit she paid have been allowed to—"Evening to Cairo, where she and Mr. Standard."
Gregory. were the Lord "Lloyd, the High Comm sioner, and 'n journey which Mr]
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