Day 062 - 06 Dec 94 - Page 39
1 A. Yes, January 1991. I just wanted to make sure it was
2 not January 1992 or January 1990 or something. January
3 1991.
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5 MS. STEEL: Is that a note you made yourself or is that a
6 document?
7 A. It is from a document that I have retrieved from our
8 files, yes.
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10 MR. JUSTICE BELL: May I just have a look at it?
11 A. It is this letter that we -- no, sorry. It is part of
12 this letter.
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14 Q. What is the letter about?
15 A. It is a general letter talking about all kinds of
16 affairs, one of the things -- including all kinds of other
17 pricing issues etc..
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19 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I thought maybe you just had a list of
20 percentages and dates or something, but it is not that at
21 all.
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23 MR. RAMPTON: I do not know what it is, I am afraid.
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25 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It is a letter.
26 A. It is a letter from the supplier to ourselves.
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28 MR. RAMPTON: I see. There it is.
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30 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. I particularly did not make any point
31 in reading it, but it is not a tabulated list. It is in
32 ordinary paragraphs and I noticed that it had something
33 about the width of napkins as well?
34 A. Yes.
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36 Q. That mentioned, did it, when ---
37 A. Yes.
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39 Q. -- napkins went to 100 per cent?
40 A. Exactly.
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42 MR. MORRIS: Sorry, has it a date on it, that letter?
43 A. Yes, it says by January 1991.
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45 Q. The letter?
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47 MR. JUSTICE BELL: No, the date of the letter itself?
48 A. Oh, is December -- sorry. I think it is December --
49 November 1990.
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51 MR. JUSTICE BELL: 19?
52 A. 90.
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54 MS. STEEL: Is it possible to arrange for copies to be made?
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56 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I think what you should do is, first of all,
57 show a copy to Mr. Rampton. Could Mr. Rampton just have a
58 look at it? (Handed).
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60 THE WITNESS: It is the first paragraph on the second page.
