hɜː spˈɛʃəl ɐdvˈaɪzɚ pɹəfˈɛsɚ bɹˈaɪən ˈeɪbəlsmˈɪθ hæd ɐ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚɹ ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn ðɪs pɹˈɑːbləm ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɐdvˈaɪzd kɹˈɔsmən, hˌuːz spˈɛʃəl ɐdvˈaɪzɚ hiː hɐdbɪn ˈɜːlɪɚ.
Her Special Adviser Professor Brian Abel-Smith had a particular interest in this problem (on which he had already advised Crossman, whose Special Adviser he had been earlier).