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     2   Q.   If we look at page 321 -- it is probably fortunate we have
     3        not the whole report but, if it is needed, I think
     4        Professor Crawford could supply it -- the bottom point
     5        talks about "Export of food policy, heart disease and
     6        cancer".  Their conclusion is:  "In view of the very
     7        serious nature of nutrition related disease in certain
     8        technically advanced countries, it would be undesirable
     9        for those countries to transfer their principles of food
    10        technology and agriculture to other countries in which
    11        cardiovascular disease, breast or colon cancer are not at
    12        this time a problem."
    13
    14        Do you consider the exporting of western diet a potential
    15        problem to countries that have low incidence of cancer?
    16        A.  I would say that we do not have the evidence to make a
    17        comment on that sort of statement.
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    19   Q.   So why would the NATO Advanced Research Workshop make that
    20        comment?  They surely would have considered all the
    21        evidence?  They are not known, presumably, to be wild-eyed
    22        nutritionists and environmentalists?
    23        A.  I would like to know who in fact is a member of this
    24        working party, for example.  It is a workshop, for
    25        example.
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    27   Q.   We have to ask Michael Crawford, Professor Crawford, on
    28        that one.
    29        A.  It is like everything you read in the newspapers; you
    30        should not believe that.
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    32   Q.   No.  That is why we are concentrating on official
    33        internationally respected ----
    34        A.  What they are trying to do is they are trying to give
    35        advice of a general nature.  They may be suggesting in
    36        this -- and I am interpreting it -- that, you know,
    37        factors which we believe may be disadvantageous should not
    38        be wholesalely transferred to other people.  It is the
    39        same as cigarette smoking.  The tobacco companies are
    40        making a lot of money out of cigarette smoking in
    41        undeveloped countries.
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    43   Q.   If we move on.  If we go to Verner Wheelock's file, the
    44        back of the file.  I do not know if it is there in your
    45        file.  It is Healthy Eating:  The Food Issue of the
    46        1990s.  It was served during the last period of the trial.
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    48   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What does it look like, Mr. Morris?
    49
    50   MR. MORRIS:  It was one that we served when we were 
    51        cross-examining Professor Wheelock.  We will just find it 
    52        for you, Dr. Arnott. 
    53        A.  It does not appear to be in my bundle.
    54
    55   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I do not think it is in that volume.
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    57   MR. MORRIS:  What I will do is read out bits.
    58
    59   MS. STEEL:   It might be in ----.
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