WHOLLY UNCONNECTED WITH THE INTERESTS OF THE SERVICE AND THAT , IN ANY EVENT , THE MEASURES RESTRICT THEIR SCIENTIFIC FREEDOM . IT IS IN THAT LIGHT THAT THE THREE SERIES OF COMPLAINTS SET OUT ABOVE MUST BE CONSIDERED .
THE REFUSAL OF PERMISSION TO PUBLISH THE PAPER AND TO ATTEND THE CAIRO CONFERENCE
7 IT APPEARS FROM THE DOCUMENTS BEFORE THE COURT THAT ON 13 JULY 1982 MR ALBERTINI FORWARDED TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CAIRO CONFERENCE THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE PAPER IN ISSUE FOR INCLUSION IN THE PROGRAMME AND INFORMED HIM OF HIS AND MR MONTAGNANI ' S INTEREST IN THE POSSIBILITY OF DISCUSSING IT AT THE CONFERENCE . THE SECRETARY GENERAL ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIPT BY A LETTER DATED 30 JULY 1982 AND INFORMED THE APPLICANTS THAT THE PAPER HAD BEEN ACCEPTED FOR PRESENTATION TO THE CONFERENCE AND PUBLICATION IN THE BOUND VOLUME OF THE PROCEEDINGS .
8 ON 31 AUGUST 1982 THE APPLICANTS SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO THEIR HEAD OF DIVISION FOR PERMISSION TO PUBLISH THE PAPER AT THE CONFERENCE IN QUESTION .
9 IN A MEMORANDUM OF 7 OCTOBER 1982 THE HEAD OF DIVISION MADE A NUMBER OF CRITICISMS WITH REGARD TO BOTH THE FORM AND THE SUBSTANCE OF THE PAPER . HE DREW THE APPLICANT ' S ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THE MAJOR PART OF THE PAPER WAS DEVOTED TO THE REPRODUCTION OF WORK ALREADY PUBLISHED BY OTHER RESEARCH WORKERS AND OBSERVED THAT ' ' UNFORTUNATELY THE ONLY TWO PAGES WHICH COULD GIVE SOME SUBSTANCE TO THE PAPER ARE VERY POOR . ' ' THE HEAD OF DIVISION INVITED THE APPLICANTS TO WITHDRAW THEIR PAPER . IN ADDITION , HE EMPHASIZED THAT THEY HAD ACTED IMPROPERLY IN SENDING THE PAPER TO THE CONFERENCE ORGANIZER BEFORE SUBMITTING IT FOR INTERNAL REVISION . IN CONCLUSION , HE IMPRESSED UPON THEM THE NEED TO FOLLOW THE NORMAL PROCEDURE IN THE MATTER .
10 ON 5 NOVEMBER 1982 THE HEAD OF DIVISION SENT THE APPLICANTS AN INTERNAL MEMORANDUM CONCERNING THEIR ATTENDANCE AT THE CAIRO CONFERENCE , WHICH READ AS FOLLOWS :
' ' I HAVE EXAMINED THE PROGRAMME AND TAKE THE VIEW THAT IT WOULD NOT BE PROFITABLE TO SEND ANYONE TO THE CONFERENCE . THE PROGRAMME IS GREATLY LACKING IN HOMOGENEITY AND FOR THE MOST PART IS OF NO INTEREST TO US ( PRODUCTION , DESIGN , INDUSTRIAL SESSIONS , ETC .). SOME DISTINGUISHED NAMES APPEAR IN THE PROGRAMME BUT WE CAN OBTAIN THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THEIR PAPERS BY OTHER MEANS . THE MATERIALS AND REPORTS OF THE SESSION HAVE LITTLE INTEREST FOR US . I HAVE INVITED YOU TO WITHDRAW YOUR PAPER . NATURALLY MY AUTHORITY DOES NOT EXTEND TO YOUR EXTERNAL CO-AUTHORS . IF THEY WISH TO PRESENT THE PAPER IN THE NAME OF THEIR UNIVERSITY THEY WILL HAVE TO REACH AGREEMENT WITH THEIR SUPERIORS . ' '
11 IT APPEARS FROM THE DOCUMENTS BEFORE THE COURT THAT ON 30 NOVEMBER 1982 THE APPLICANTS WROTE TO THE CONFERENCE ORGANIZER TO INFORM HIM THAT