Day 008 - 07 Jul 94 - Page 59
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MR. JUSTICE BELL: There is a date in the very bottom
2 right-hand corner.
3 MR. MORRIS: 19.
4 MR. RAMPTON: Does it say?
A. 6.9.89.
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Q. I am not going to ask you about any part of the first two
6 pages of this. One can see the word Tasmania at the top
of the left-hand page. Page 3, Mr. Langert, internal page
7 3, file page 670. "Question" -- can I ask you this, do
you recognise from its character what was the purpose of
8 this document, who is going to read this?
A. This had to be prepared either -- this was prepared
9 for customer enquiries.
10 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What is written in the top left-hand
corner? It is cut off in my copy.
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MISS STEEL: "Sent by Hamburger Action Group as Tasmania".
12 A. This document would have been prepared for customer
enquiries, to answer customer enquiries, to give them
13 information about their activities.
14 MR. RAMPTON: Either they would get it or the staff might use
the information?
15 A. Either they would write into the corporation or call
in, send in some information or the stores might have it.
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Q. The information contained in this document is intended for
17 public consumption?
A. Yes.
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Q. The third page: Question: "What about using recycled
19 paper?" This is September 1989, assuming the Australians
use the British method of dating things rather than the
20 American. "What about using recycled paper?" Answer:
McDonald's is already one of the largest users of recycled
21 paper board in the Australian restaurant industry".
22 Pause there, please, Mr. Langert. Suppose one substitutes
for the word "Australian" for the words "United States":
23 "McDonald's is already one of the largest users of
recycled paper board in the United States restaurant
24 industry", would that have been a true or a false
statement in September 1989?
25 A. True.
26 Q. Could you in the United States actually have gone a step
further than saying it was one of the largest users in the
27 restaurant industry in the United States?
A. Yes, we could even quantify that, if you like.
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Q. Could you have said it was the largest or the second
29 largest or the third largest?
A. In our?
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Q. In September 1989?
