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     1        points because we will probably never get a chance to talk
              to you again.
     2
         MR. JUSTICE BELL:  You have to work on the basis that unless
     3        something came out of Mr. Langert's communication with
              Mr. Kouchoukos, we will not see Mr. Langert again.
     4
         MR. MORRIS:  You said that you dealt with transportation,
     5        McDonald's transportation, before you dealt with
              packaging.
     6
         MR. JUSTICE BELL:  When you were at Harvi?
     7        A.  Correct.
 
     8   MR. MORRIS:  In the transportation what was your job at that
              time?
     9        A.  I was transportation manager for the Proman Rope
              company which is part of the Harvi Group.  I was in charge
    10        of our private fleet management, to deliver materials to
              McDonald's restaurants in the Chicago land area.
    11
         Q.   But you did not deal with any environmental implication of
    12        transportation?
              A.  I only dealt with environmental issues related to the
    13        transportation industry at that time.
 
    14   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Incidental to your job as transportation
              manager?
    15        A.  As part of the job; to maximise miles per hour; to
              have the best equipment etc..
    16
         MR. MORRIS:  Did transportation use CFCs coolants or agents?
    17        A.  Back in the 80s, yes.
 
    18   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Sit down for a couple of minutes and check.
 
    19   MR. MORRIS:  In Britain there is a great tradition of
              complaining about environment/index.html">litter.  Do you get a volume of
    20        complaints in America about environment/index.html">litter to the company?
              A.  I have no -- we do not get many enquiries about environment/index.html">litter
    21        at McDonald's in the United States, but I cannot compare,
              I have no knowledge of the situation in Britain to compare
    22        it to.
 
    23   Q.   When you open up a new restaurant, a new store, do you get
              local authority inquiries about what the public have to
    24        say?  I do not know what happens in America, but over here
              when you open a new store there is a public enquiry and
    25        people put in their points of view?
              A.  Before we open, yes, the same; before we open a new 
    26        store, you have to go through local processes to get 
              approval, yes. 
    27
         Q.   Do the public have an input into that?
    28        A.  Yes, public hearings.
 
    29   Q.   Are you aware of a complaint about environment/index.html">litter being part of
              those submissions by the public?
    30        A.  I do not have any particular knowledge in that area,
              no.

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