First peace move 'must come from Brecqhou'

CHIEF PLEAS went on the offensive yesterday as conseillers voiced their thoughts following the publication of correspondence between Sir David Barclay and the Seigneur, Michael Beaumont.

Details of letters that passed between the two last year were published in a recent issue of the Sark Newsletter, a publication edited by Kevin Delaney, the manager of Sark Estate Management. In response, the Seigneur asked that they be circulated to members of Chief Pleas, via the General Purposes and Advisory Committee, for discussion at yesterday's meeting.

In their explanatory note, the committee said: 'While seeming to hold out the hand of friendship, the campaign of harassment and litigation has continued unabated. The committee would agree with the Seigneur that if relations are to be improved then the first step must be the reform of the Sark Newsletter and the adoption of a more civilised, less belligerent approach.'

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