Day 241 - 26 Apr 96 - Page 41
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2 MR. ATKINSON: What I was thinking is that perhaps Mr. Morris
3 would read out the first page. No, sorry, that is from
4 Mr. Morris, is it not?
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6 MR. MORRIS: The first page is.
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8 MR. ATKINSON: That is from Mr. Morris, I see. No then, I mean,
9 I do not really know whether it is sensible to read the
10 whole interview.
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12 MR. MORRIS: Just for completeness.
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14 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What it is - I wonder if you have the right
15 one. It is a transcript, "English interviews from Costa
16 Rica."
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18 MR. ATKINSON: I have got it.
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20 MR. MORRIS: I think it should be read as complete because then
21 there is no doubt over it.
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23 Continuing to read:
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25 "Question: You are here in Montecillos in the largest
26 factory for meat production in Costa Rica. Can you tell me
27 something about the significance of meat production, its
28 export and the custom of meat export in your country?
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30 Answer: Yes. Meat is the third most important
31 agricultural product in Costa Rica. We export it - large
32 amounts of meat are used in the United States. We export
33 what we call `industrial meat'. That accounts for
34 approximately 70 per cent of the meat we produce"...;"
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36 Then it says: "Broken off, beep again."
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38 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Just read the questions and the answers.
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40 MR. MORRIS: OK. Continuing to read:
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42 "Question: We are here in Costa Rica's largest meat
43 production factory. Can you tell me something about the
44 work which is done here, where the meat is delivered and
45 what significance it has for your country?
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47 Sergio Quintani: Montecillos is indeed one the largest
48 factories in the country. Meat is our country's third most
49 important agricultural product. We export the meat to the
50 United States and 70 per cent of the meat goes to food
51 production outlets, such as restaurant chains like
52 McDonald's, Wendy's and others - the rest of the meat is
53 delivered to local supermarkets. There are different
54 special parts [of the animal] which are used for
55 fast-foods, that is chiefly the meat which is described as
56 lean meat, which is particularly good for use in fast-food
57 production.
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59 The country has been exporting meat to foreign markets for
60 20 years and we are one of the small countries which
