States for a month with his wife to celebrate their silver wedding. During this visit Mr Rinaldi spent time with them in a number of different places. Bane was still warm, friendly and very hospitable, but there were already early indications of a change in his personality which became more pronounced over the next few years. Mr Rinaldi summarised the change by saying that in 1980 he would describe Bane’s behaviour as eccentric, and 2 out of 10 on a scale of oddness, but by 1985 it was 10 out of 10. 92. Mr Rinaldi also says that the early changes in Bane’s personality were apparent even to people who did not know him as well as he did. He gives as an example two lavish black-tie dinner parties hosted by Bane in Washington DC during the 1980 trip, at which the guests included a number of doctors. Mr Rinaldi says he spoke to some of those doctors, including in particular Dr Joseph Demko MD, who made clear to him privately that they thought there was something wrong with Bane mentally, as his behaviour was manifestly strange. 93. It is only fair to add that, in cross-examination, Mr Rinaldi accepted that even in the 1970s Bane had on occasion behaved eccentrically. He instanced an occasion when he and Bane were in the Oyster Bar at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, and Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy, the widow of President Kennedy, was at another table. Bane sent a bottle of champagne over to her, although he did not know her at all. She was, however, known to Mr Rinaldi, who described this behaviour as “very, very eccentric”. 94. From about 1983 onwards, Mr Rinaldi received a total of about 30 letters from Bane which he described as being “rambling, incoherent and peculiar”. He was unable to produce these letters, although he had them as recently as two years ago when he cleared his house. His comment, that “anyone reading them would instantly see how bizarre Bane had become”, will be readily understood by anybody who has seen surviving examples of Bane’s correspondence from this period. 95. As I have already mentioned, it was Mr Rinaldi who made arrangements in 1984 for Bane to come to America and have a consultation with a doctor whom he knew in Washington, Dr Richard Hart. Mr Rinaldi made these arrangements without discussing the matter with Bane, but Bane subsequently telephoned him to talk about his illness, and Mr Rinaldi told him he was convinced of his need for treatment. Bane agreed to come to Washington for a consultation, but eventually decided not to come. Mr Rinaldi’s belief is that “he simply did not want to see any doctors”. 96. Between 1985 and 1989 Mr Rinaldi saw Bane in the course of visits to London on at least three occasions. He was slightly confused about the dates of these visits in his witness statement, but agreed in cross-examination that the dates shown for the visits in Bane’s diary were likely to be correct. The fact that he took the trouble, without any prompting, to apologise to the Court for these minor inaccuracies reflects the care that he clearly took to give his evidence as accurately as possible. During his visits, they would play golf together – Bane was an enthusiastic sportsman with a particular interest in golf and tennis – and for much of the time Bane’s behaviour was normal. Mr Rinaldi’s recollection is that his mind would be clear and they would have good discussions in the mornings, but later in the day he would often move into paranoid tirades. Mr Rinaldi relied on his diplomatic training to listen patiently until Bane was ready to move on to a fresh subject.