Table of Contents : Vol 16..(PDF page 88 )..Page 2/2..4219—"Missing page"

Page No 1 of this letter is missing here...but this page No 2 of the letter might be linked to Page No 4216 or more likely to page 4218 which is listed on the PDF just after page 4219.
ETA : Have just noticed that this is already included in kizzy's post on this Thread of Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:33 am.

(For transference to relevant Thread within the Table of Contents Thread)

Letter (page 2 of stated 2) continued :

- The place will be isolated and Press interference will be avoided to it's maximum.

The re-inactment will be carried out in one single day, at the exact time of the events occurred.
However, the wittnesses are requested to stay in Portugal for a couple of days more, in order to allow the production of all the material which shall be analysed, checked and signed by the persons involved.


Best Regards,
Ricardo Paiva

Table of Contents : Vol 16..(PDF pages 94, 95,96)..Pages 4224 to 4226—"Email from R. Oldfield asking more questions re reconstruction (English) 2008.04.23"

Page 4224 :

From : Stuart Prior (stuart.prior@leicesrershire.pnn.police.uk)
Date : 24th April 2008
To : Ricardo Manuel Gonçalves Paiva
Subject : FW : Re-enactment questions.

Ricardo,
This is the first reply received from the friends of the McCann's.
It seems to be the same as when you were in the UK that Rachael and Matthew would be willing to attend if they are satisfied as to the purpose of the re-enactment but clearly do not feel the previous answers from Paulo cover their questions.
Could you please discuss the attached e-mail with Paulo, see if any further answers can be clarified and get back to me.
Thanks,
Stu.

------------Original Message----------
From : Rachael Oldfield (<email address quoted>)
To : "Prior Stuart"
Cc : "Matthew Oldfield" (<email address quoted>)
Sent : Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008.
Subject : Re : Re-enactment questions

Dear Stuart,

Thank you for your e-mail and the attached response from the PJ.

We remain unconvinced that this reconstruction is necessary. Our most
significant question hasn't been answered, ie, how is it going to help find Madeleine/materially benefit the search for her ?

Point 14 of the PJ's response says that they consider this re-enactment "highly important". Why is that ? What are they really trying to get out of a reconstruction ?

Either they believe our version of the events of May 3rd 2007, or they don't. If they do, why the need for a reconstruction ? If they don't believe us, do they want a reconstruction so we can convince them otherwise ?

If the purpose of a reconstruction is to convince the Prosecutor to lift Kate and Gerry's arguido status then we would consider taking part in it. If it is to properly focus the investigation on the person seen carrying a child away from the apartment, again, we would consider taking part because that would help to find Madeleine.

We just need to be properly convinced of the reasons for doing a re-enactment.

We know you are the middle man in all this but we are sorry for more questions !
Please give either of us a call if you would like to talk through the above. Also if you feel this e-mail should be forwarded to the PJ please could you let us know.

Many thanks,
Kind regards,
Yours sincerely,
Rachael and Matthew Oldfield.


Page 4225

------ On Thurs, 17th April 2008, Prior Stuart wrote :
From : Prior Stuart
Subject : Re-enactment questions
To : "Rachael Oldfield"
Date : Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Dear Rachael and Matthew,

As you are aware I had the opportunity to discuss the proposed re-enactment in Portugal, of Madeleine's disappearance with the PJ Director and Senior Investigating Officer Paulo Rebelo. I explained the concerns that you and the other holidaying friends had raised over your involvement in this re-enactment.
He informed me that he would consider the comments that each of you made and would discuss these issues with Senior colleagues of the PJ and the Prosecutor.
He has now had the opportunity to do this and has forwarded the attached document to me which explains the Portuguese position in relation to the concerns that you have raised.
He has asked that I forward a copy of this response to each of you.
I trust that these answers will assist you and the others in reaching a decision as to whether you intend to participate in the proposed re-enactment.
If you wish to discuss this further then please do not hesitate in getting in touch with myself.

Stu



Page 4226

Leicestershire Constabulary.

Table of Contents : Vol 16..(PDF pages 99, 100)..Pages 4229-4230 —"Email re: Jes Wilkin’s reply to reconstruction 2008.04.28"

Page 4229 (Page 1 of 2)

From : Prior Stuart
Date : 24th April 2008
To : Ricardo Manuel Gonçalves Paiva
Subject : NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED : FW : Re-enactment questions

Ricardo
here is Jes's reply
spk soon
Stu

From : Jes Wilkins (<email address quoted>)
Sent : 16th April 2008
To : Prior Stuart
Subject : Re : Re-enactment questions

Thanks Stuart,
As discussed with your colleagues last week I still feel reluctant to agree to this for a number of reasons including family and work commitments, the likelyhood of media intrusion and a lack of information about anything tangible or constructive that is likely to be achived by doing this.
I am happy to discuss further if necessary.
Jes

----------Original Message-------------

From : Prior Stuart
Sent : 16th April 2008
To : Jes Wilkins
Subject : Re-enactment questions

Dear Jeremy,

As you are aware I had the opportunity to discuss the proposed re-enactment in Portugal, of Madeleine's disappearance with the PJ Director and Senior Investigating Officer Paulo Rebelo. I explained the concerns that you and the other holidaying friends had raised over your involvement in this re-enactment.
He informed me that he would consider the comments that each of you made and would discuss these issues with Senior colleagues of the PJ and the Prosecutor.
He has now had the opportunity to do this and has forwarded the attached document to me which explains the Portuguese position in relation to the concerns that you have raised.
He has asked that I forward a copy of this response to each of you.
I trust that these answers will assist you and the others in reaching a decision as to whether you intend to participate in the proposed re-enactment.
If you wish to discuss this further then please do not hesitate in getting in touch with myself.

Stu



Page 4230 (page 2 of 2)

Stu Prior
Detective Superintendent
Crime Support Department
Leicestershire Constabulary

Table of Contents : Vol 16..(PDF pages 101, 102)..Pages 4231 to 4232— "Email from Fiona Webster (Payne) 2008.04.28"


Page 4231 (Page 1 of 2)

From : Prior Stuart
Date : 28th April 2008
To : Ricardo Manuel Gonçalves Paiva
Subject : Re-enactment questions

Ricardo
As with the others, seems that they would be prepared to attend if the questions they ask are satisfied.
Stu


From : fiona webster (e-mail address quoted)
Sent : 25th April 2008
To : Prior Stuart
Subject : Re : Re-enactment questions

Dear Stuart,

We have deliberated an awful lot about whether we should participate in the re-enactment or not. It is not an easy decision as nothing about this case is straightforward.

We appreciated that paulo Rebelo attempted to answer many of our concerns however we are still left feeling very uncertain of the motives in organising a re-enactment. What information are they hoping to gain and how exactly is it going to help in moving the investigation on in a positive direction ? As you know, we feel we would be making ourselves and our families extremely vulnerable by returning to Portugal and would like to be persuaded that doing this would be wholly beneficial to the investigation....and FINDING MADELEINE. As yet we remain unconvinced.

We remain open to further discussion regarding this key issue.

Please feel free to call if you would like to discuss this in person.

Many kind regards,

Fiona and David Payne.



Page 4232 (Page 2 of 2)

-----------Original Message--------------

From : Prior Stuart
To : fiona webster
Sent : Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Subject : Re-enactment questions

Dear Fiona, Dianne and David,

As you are aware I had the opportunity to discuss the proposed re-enactment in Portugal, of Madeleine's disappearance with the PJ Director and Senior Investigating Officer Paulo Rebelo. I explained the concerns that you and the other holidaying friends had raised over your involvement in this re-enactment.
He informed me that he would consider the comments that each of you made and would discuss these issues with Senior colleagues of the PJ and the Prosecutor.
He has now had the opportunity to do this and has forwarded the attached document to me which explains the Portuguese position in relation to the concerns that you have raised.
He has asked that I forward a copy of this response to each of you.
I trust that these answers will assist you and the others in reaching a decision as to whether you intend to participate in the proposed re-enactment.
If you wish to discuss this further then please do not hesitate in getting in touch with myself.

Stu

Stu Prior
Detective Superintendent
Crime Support Department
Leicestershire Constabulary

Table of Contents : Vol 16..(PDF pages 105, 106)..Pages 4235 to 4236— "Email from Stuart Prior to Ricardo Paiva 2008.04.28"


Page 4235 (Page 1 0f 2)

From : Prior Stuart
Date : 28th April 2008
To : Ricardo Manuel Gonçalves Paiva
Subject : Reply to PJ- 23rd April
Annexes : Reply to PJ- 23rd April.doc

Ricardo, the final reply
sorry for the slight delay but something came up.
again they seem to be saying that if certain questions are answered and issues resolved they would be willing to attend.
give me a call when you have read the 3 replies.
Stu


From : Russell O'Brien (<e-mail quoted>)
Sent : 25th April 2008
To : Prior Stuart
Subject : Reply to PJ- 23rd April

Dear Stuart,

Please find attached our reply to Mr Rebelo's letter. Thanks for forwarding this on our continued concerns regarding the re-enactment.

I hope the rest of the interviews went well and thanks for arranging them in such a sensitive manner for us.

Hope you are well,

Yours,

Russell and Jane



Page 4236 (Page 2 of 2)

Thank you for your co-operation.

(Leicestershire Constabulary)

Table of Contents : Page 4243—"Email from Stuart Prior re: Tanner and O’Brien response 2008.04.30"

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From : Prior Stuart
Date : 30th April 2008
To : Ricardo Manuel Gonçalves Paiva
Subject : FW : Re-enactment

Ricardo
This is the first of the replies. It implies that after Legal Advice is sought then Jane and Russell would be prepared to take part.
Give me a call
Stu


From : jmtanner@xxxxxxxx.com
Sent : 30th April 2008 11.27 am
To : Prior Stuart
Subject : Re-enactment

Dear Stuart,

Thank you for your detailed phone call yesterday evening.

We write regarding Mr Rebelo's request for a decision by noon today. Jane and I agree in principle to participate in the re-enactment. However, given the change in nature of the request, we feel it is necessary to seek additional Legal Advice to advise us on this course of action.

Yours,

Russell O'Brien and Jane Tanner

Table of Contents : Pages 4245 to 4246—"Email from Rachel and Matthew Oldfield 2008.04.30"

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From : Prior Stuart
Date : 30th April 2008
To : Ricardo Manuel Gonçalves Paiva
Subject : FW : Witnesses' Questions

Ricardo
This is the reply from Rachael and Matthew. It implies that after Legal Advice is sought then Rachel and Matthew may be prepared to take part but are unable to do the dates the 15th to the 17th May 2008.
Give me a call
Stu

---------------Original Message------------------
From : Rachael Oldfield
Sent : 30th April 2008 11.03 am
To : Prior Stuart
Cc : Matthew Oldfield
Subject : Witnesses' Questions

Dear Stuart,

Thank you for the e-mail and your voice message yesterday evening. The tone of the reply from Portugal has changed and Matthew and I feel we need to take Legal Advice before making a commitment to return to Portugal.

In any event, it will now be impossible for us to make the 15th to 17th May.
We would be grateful if you could get other dates from the Portuguese when the reconstruction could take place.

We will speak to our Lawyer and come back to you in due course.

Please give me a call if you wish to discuss.

Kind regards,

Yours Sincerely,

Rachael and Matthew Oldfield


----------- On Wed, 30th April 2008, Prior Stuart, wrote :

From Prior Stuart
Subject : Witnesses' Questions
To : Rachael Oldfield
Date : Wednesday, 30th April, 2008 4.07 am

Dear Rachael and Matthew,
This is the response that I have received from Paulo Rebelo, the Officer leading the Portuguese Investigation, following the issues that you and your friends raised in relation to the proposed re-enactment and his earlier replies.

I will call you shortly to discuss this further,

Thanks

Stu



Page 4246 (Page 2 of 2)

From : Paulo Fernando Gaspar Rebelo
Date : 29th April 2008 12.39 pm
To : Prior Stuart
Subject : Witnesses' Questions

Dear Stuart,

In Portugal, the Criminal Investigation is conducted by the Policia Judiciária, under the supervision of the Public Prosecutor's Office.
The competence to evaluate the interest and need for the performance of any Criminal Inquiry lies with these two entities, not with the witnesses.

In fact, according to Portuguese Law (article 132, Section 1, subsection a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure), whenever a Witness Summons is served, the witness is compelled to attend the Authorities so that any action mentioned in the Summons may take place.

Following the messages sent by the wittnesses', I hereby inform you that both the PJ and the Public Prosecutor responsible for the Investigation consider all the questions and doubts previously raised by the witnesses' to have been properly answered.

Therefore, in this context and in a clear way, could the witnesses' inform you, by noon tomorrow, if they will attend (or not attend) the re-enactment.

Thanks once again for your valuable cooperation,

Best regards

Paulo Rebelo

CSIC

Table of Contents : Pages 4248 to 4250—"Email from Fiona and David Payne re reconstruction 2008.04.30"

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From : Prior Stuart
Date : 30th April 2008
To : Ricardo Manuel Gonçalves Paiva
Subject : FW : Witnesses' Questions

Ricardo
This is the reply from Fiona, David and Dianne.
It implies that after Legal Advice is sought then Fiona, David and Dianne may be prepared to take part.
They make it clear that they are not refusing to take part.

Give me a call

Stu

( Note : in the part of the e-mail which says "it implies that etc", the original text referred to Rachael and Matthew may be prepared to take part. I presume that this was an error on Mr Prior's part, and have entered the names of Fiona, David and Dianne instead )



From : Fiona Webster ( fionaelainewebster@xxxxx.com )
Sent : 30th April 2008, 10.37 am
To : Prior Stuart
Subject : Witnesses' Questions

Dear Stuart,

Thank you for your e-mail. We did get your message on my phone also.

Having read the attached letter, there appears to be a shift in the nature and the tone of the request for the re-enactment from something informal and friendly to a formal summons. We do not understand the laws that are being quoted and thus feel it is essential to seek legal advice.

We want to make it absolutely clear that we are NOT refusing to take part in this re-enactment.

Kind regards

Fiona and David Payne


-------------------Original Message----------------

From Prior Stuart
To : fiona webster
Sent : Tuesday, 29th April, 2008 7.04 pm
Subject : Witnesses' Questions

Dear Fiona, David and Dianne,

This is the response that I have received from paulo Rebelo, the Officer leading the Portuguese Investigation, following the issues that you and your friends raised in relation to the proposed re-enactment and his earlier



Page 4249 (Page 2 of 3)

replies.

I will call you shortly to discuss this further,

Thanks

Stu


From : Paulo Fernando Gaspar Rebelo
Date : 29th April 2008 12.39 pm
To : Prior Stuart
Subject : Witnesses' Questions

Dear Stuart,

In Portugal, the Criminal Investigation is conducted by the Policia Judiciária, under the supervision of the Public Prosecutor's Office.
The competence to evaluate the interest and need for the performance of any Criminal Inquiry lies with these two entities, not with the witnesses.

In fact, according to Portuguese Law (article 132, Section 1, subsection a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure), whenever a Witness Summons is served, the witness is compelled to attend the Authorities so that any action mentioned in the Summons may take place.

Following the messages sent by the wittnesses', I hereby inform you that both the PJ and the Public Prosecutor responsible for the Investigation consider all the questions and doubts previously raised by the witnesses' to have been properly answered.

Therefore, in this context and in a clear way, could the witnesses' inform you, by noon tomorrow, if they will attend (or not attend) the re-enactment.

Thanks once again for your valuable cooperation,

Best regards

Paulo Rebelo

CSIC



Page 4250 (Page 3 of 3)

Thank you for your cooperation.

Leicestershire Constabulary.

Table of Contents : Pages 4252 to 4254—"Email from Jes Wilkins re reconstruction 2008.04.30"

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From : Prior Stuart
Date : 30th April 2008
To : Ricardo Manuel Gonçalves Paiva
Subject : FW : Witnesses' Questions

Ricardo
This is the reply from Jes.
It implies that if each of the other witnesses' are going to take part then Jes will consider his position as to whether he will attend or not.

Give me a call

Stu


From : Jes Wilkins ( Jes@xxxxxx.uk.com )
Sent : 30th April 2008 12.09 pm
To : Prior Stuart
Subject : Witnesses' Questions

Thanks for this and for your message.
I'm not sure what they mean by witnesses' being compelled to attend as my understanding is that I am under no obligation ?
My position remains the same really. As you mentioned in your message last night if everyone else is on board and I am the only outstanding person saying no I would be more likely to reconsider.
Feel free to call me if you wish to discuss it further.
Best
Jes

--------------------Original Message--------------------

From : Prior Stuart
Sent : 29th April, 2008 19.10
To : Jes Wilkins
Subject : Witnesses' Questions

Dear Jes,

This is the response that I have received from Paulo Rebelo, the Officer leading the Portuguese Investigation, following the issues that you and your friends raised in relation to the proposed re-enactment and his earlier replies.

I will call you shortly to discuss this further,

Thanks

Stu



Page 4253 (Page 2 of 3)

From : Paulo Fernando Gaspar Rebelo
Date : 29th April 2008 12.39 pm
To : Prior Stuart
Subject : Witnesses' Questions

Dear Stuart,

In Portugal, the Criminal Investigation is conducted by the Policia Judiciária, under the supervision of the Public Prosecutor's Office.
The competence to evaluate the interest and need for the performance of any Criminal Inquiry lies with these two entities, not with the witnesses.

In fact, according to Portuguese Law (article 132, Section 1, subsection a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure), whenever a Witness Summons is served, the witness is compelled to attend the Authorities so that any action mentioned in the Summons may take place.

Following the messages sent by the wittnesses', I hereby inform you that both the PJ and the Public Prosecutor responsible for the Investigation consider all the questions and doubts previously raised by the witnesses' to have been properly answered.

Therefore, in this context and in a clear way, could the witnesses' inform you, by noon tomorrow, if they will attend (or not attend) the re-enactment.

Thanks once again for your valuable cooperation,

Best regards

Paulo Rebelo

CSIC



Page 4254 (Page 3 of 3)

Thank you for your cooperation.

Leicestershire Constabulary.

Table of Contents : Vol 16..(PDF page 170 )..Page 4301—"Letter from Rebelo to Stuart Prior 2006.05.08 (English)"

Vol 16 Page 4301 (Page 1 of 1)

Portimão, 6th May 2008

Caro Stuart :

Here we send you the Prosecutor's decision regarding the re-enactment.
We kindly request you to notify the witnesses, officially, and we also request the confirmation of the receptions by the witnesses.

Thank you again for your cooperation.
Best regards
(signed)
Paulo Rebelo
CSIC

P.S. At this moment, we have our e-mail system unavailable. As soon as possible, we'll send the notifications in that way, in Portuguese and English.